IHGS Heraldic Challenge September 2024.
This month’s challenge will call for the use of an Ordinary of Armorials with which many of you will be familiar. As ever, the task is straightforward; simply locate the surnames associated with each of the coats of arms blazoned below (as they appear in the Armorial) and then identify the common connection – noting the slight anomaly.
Entries should be submitted to Chris Broom (ihgstutorchris@gmail.com) by 30th September 2024. The winner will enjoy free entry to an IHGS tutorial of their choice.
1. Arg. a cross crosslet fitchy sa.
2. Gu. a fess vair betw. three leopards’ heads jessant fleurs-de-lis or.
3. Per pale erminois and vert three fleurs-de-lis counterchanged
4. Per chev. gu. and az. three unicorns’ heads couped arg.
5. Or, on a fess az. three fleurs-de-lis arg.
6. Az. three lucies hauriant in fess arg. betw. as many crosses crosslet fitchy or.
7. Vair on a pale gu. three leopards’ heads guardant erased or.
8. Chequy or and az. on a fess of the first three lozenges az.
9. Or a Cornish chough sa. an orle of eight fleurs-de-lis az.
10. Arg. on a chev. betw. three Cornish choughs ppr. as many lozenges or.
11. Arg. on a baker’s peel sa. three plates
12. Gu. an eagle displ. Or on a chief arg. three pear-trees ppr. fructed as the second growing out of a mount vert.
