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Re: [romconlang] Carraxan royal coat of arms



> 
> > http://www.geocities.com/carrajena/coatnx.html
> 
> What was the original orientation of that lion on
> the right? Looks like he's trying to dance, but
> his partner's given him the slip. I like the
> style of the right lion better, but his posture
> leaves a lot to be desired -- the left lion is
> actually facing left rather than up, so I think
> his posture is better.
> 
> Padraic.

It was originally sprawled on the back of the camel it
is mauling on the King of Sicily's coronation robe.  I
liked the style of the thing since it seemed rather
more exotic than the run of the mill lion rampant --
more Eastern, which is something the Normans in the
south really seemed to go for.  Several of them
learned to speak the Greek and Arabic of their
subjects.  One seems to have kept a harrem!!  Several
had no particular use for fellow Frenchmen at court
preferring Italians, Greeks and Arabs there.

I know the posture is attrocious.  I'll have to try to
figure out how to draw a proper lion rampant in that
style if I choose to keep him.  For now it's just cut
and paste.  Even that took hours.  (Computer dies
every thirty minutes.)

Adam

Judindu ul isu, niturvud ul regu ul Erodu, ed simu segu al toda Jerosolima, ed cumvinid todis ils daliris djils pundivichis ed als scrivas djul pobuu pera demandari djuls sis, ��Jundi aved ninadud ul Cristu?�

Mach 2:3-4