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  Lappland
The historical province of Lappland is divided between the Swedish County of Norrbotten, in the north, County of Västerbotten, in the south and the Finnish administrative Province of Lapland in the east.
The division into a Swedish western part and a Finnish eastern part was caused when Sweden was forced to cede all of Finland and eastern Norrland to Russia in 1809.
Blazon Swedish version: "Argent, a Wildman stantant Gules wrapped with birch leaves Vert on the head and around the waist holding a Club Or in dexter over the shoulder." The Finnish version has reversed the tinctures for the shield and the wildman in natural colors and it has kept the original countal coronet.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/la/Lappland.html   (287 words)

  
 Gotland
By the Treaty of Brömsebro[?] in 1645 the island was returned to Swedish rule.
Christopher Polhem[?] (1661-1751), the father of Swedish mechanical physics was born in Visby.
The inhabitants of Gotland traditionally speak a distinct dialect of Swedish, known as Gutnish.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/go/Gotland.html   (288 words)

  
 Heraldry, Coat of Arms, Genealogy
Heraldry in Macedonia - Municipal, private, and corporate coats of arms that are used in Macedonia.
Heraldry in Iceland - An introduction to heraldry in Iceland.
Belarusian Heraldry - An overview of the historical tradition of Belarusian Heraldry, including a large collection of the coats of arms of Belarusian towns and cities.
www.digiserve.com /heraldry/national.htm   (146 words)

  
 Talk:Heraldry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, I also feel that the primary page for this topic group is the Heraldry page, so until I or someone else creates enough text about heraldry to keep this article of suitable length, I'd just as soon see the information stay here.
At this early stage (Polish heraldry and Swedish heraldry exist.
Heraldry is often referred to as "The Gentle Science".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Heraldry   (4058 words)

  
 Awesome Directory - Genealogy - Heraldry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The American College of Heraldry - A nonprofit organization established in 1972, dedicated to the study and preservation of heraldry in the United States and abroad.
The Mad Alchemist's Heraldry - The heraldry of Canada, and those of the provinces and cities.
Swedish Heraldry - A rich collection of Swedish state arms, arms of Swedish municipalities, and heraldry.
www.awesomegenealogy.com /Genealogy/heraldry.shtml   (412 words)

  
 Геральдика сегодня || Heraldists and Ideas in Russia: the Problem of Immigration
Muennich’s influence on young Russian heraldry was really significant; yet in essence it was the influence not of the German heraldic traditions but that of the international culture of baroque allegories, diletantically interpreted by Muennich.
Russian heraldry became a proper heraldry of its own by way of heraldic import and it became Russian because of the eclectic nature of this import.
The real key to Russian heraldry is the problem of foreign influences, the problem of migrations of heraldists and their ideas.
sovet.geraldika.ru /article/10267   (5767 words)

  
 Heraldic Organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The American College of Heraldry - Identifies and registers coats of arms being legitimately borne in America.
The Heraldry Society - The Heraldry Society exists to increase and extend interest in and knowledge of heraldry, genealogy, ceremonial and allied subjects.
Heraldry Research Institute - Japan - A voluntary group studying Western heraldic culture, art, calligraphy, etc.
digiserve.com /heraldry/orgs.htm   (211 words)

  
 The State Hermitage Museum: Exhibitions
Heraldry is the system of signs showing the social status of individuals or groups and serves as an outward distinction.
At the same time the term "heraldry" served as a designation of a scholarly discipline: the study of such signs as banners, awards, uniforms.
The curators of the exhibition are G.V. Vilinbakhov, deputy director of the State Hermitage for scholarly work and Chairman of the Heraldry Council under the RF President; and G.V. Dorofeeva and E.V. Platonov, curators of the Cabinet of Rare Books in the Research Library of the State Hermitage.
www.hermitagemuseum.org /html_En/04/2005/hm4_1_108.html   (793 words)

  
 Search the Internet - InternetDJ.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Elizabethan Heraldry - - Includes a history of heraldry through the renaissance, information on officers of arms in England and a primer of blazonry.
The Mad Alchemist's Heraldry - - The heraldry of Canada, and of its provinces and cities.
Studies in Heraldry - - Information on the civic heraldry of France, historical seals, and more than 1700 coats of arms from early rolls with blazon and emblazon.
www.internetdj.com /search/search.php?browse=/Society/Genealogy/Heraldry   (693 words)

  
 Introduction to South African Heraldry: Family Heraldry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
However, not surprisingly in view of the European origins of heraldry, the use of family arms still seems to be almost entirely confined to White families.
Despite the existence of the Bureau of Heraldry, a few South Africans have obtained grants from the College of Arms and the Lyon Office since the country became a republic and left the Commonwealth in 1961.
Under the Heraldry Act, any proven descendant or lawfully adopted descendant of someone who lawfully bears or bore arms is entitled to register them, in his/her own name, provided he/she has the same surname as the ancestor.
www.geocities.com /heraldrysa/1-fam.htm   (1203 words)

  
 Society Genealogy Heraldry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Elizabethan Heraldry - Includes a history of heraldry through the renaissance, information on officers of arms in England and a primer of blazonry.
The Mad Alchemist's Heraldry - The heraldry of Canada, and of its provinces and cities.
Studies in Heraldry - Information on the civic heraldry of France, historical seals, and more than 1700 coats of arms from early rolls with blazon and emblazon.
www.mf1.it /poleposition/search/directory.asp?ctg=Society/Genealogy/Heraldry   (622 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Karelia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Karelia, Karjala (in Finnish) or Karelen (in Swedish), is a historical province in eastern Finland.
The "Third Swedish crusade", lead by the marsk Torkel Knutsson, which took place 1293-1295, resulted in the western parts of Karelia coming under Swedish rule, and in the building of the castle of Viipuri.
The hostilities continued in 1300 when a Swedish force attacked the opening of the river Neva and built a fort near the current location of Saint Petersburg.
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Karelia   (652 words)

  
 Heraldry and me
"Heraldry is the systematic use of hereditary devices centred on the shield."
The clever thing about heraldry is that it only uses a very limited palette of colours (or tinctures, to use the technical term).
SCA College of Arms oversees the use of heraldry within the SCA, a worldwide Middle Ages re-creation society.
personal.eunet.fi /pp/kivisuo/heraldik.htm   (570 words)

  
 Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Heraldry for a Non-Heraldic Culture: Vikings and Coats of Arms in the SCA
I've tried several times to come up with a coat of arms to be registered with the SCA College of Heralds, but everything I've tried so far has either been rejected, or conflicts with a dozen other guys named "Sven" who also have a Thórr's Hammer or longship or wolf or raven on their arms.
The Vikings did not use heraldry, which was an invention of Western Europe beginning in the eleventh century.
This is probably a "heraldry cliché" at this point, and with the number of competing devices out there using this design it might be easier to look at other motifs instead.
www.vikinganswerlady.com /vikheraldry.shtml   (3841 words)

  
 Zenbit | Heraldry - Genealogy - Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Information on heraldry as it is used in and by the Catholic church.
Describes heraldry in Canada and the roles of the Governor General and Canadian Heraldic Authority.
The heraldry of Canada, and of its provinces and cities.
www.zenbit.com /Society/Genealogy/Heraldry   (459 words)

  
 Coat-of-Arms of Hans von Euler-Chelpin and his son Ulf von Euler - Numericana
(He was a longtime Swedish citizen when he received the Nobel prize, for research performed in Sweden.) Not surprisingly, he always spoke Swedish with a pronounced German accent.
In Sweden, the open helmet (with visor) is restricted to nobility, although this seems tolerated for members of bona fide noble families that have not been introduced to the swedish House of Nobility (and are thus, technically, commoners).
At the time, there were thus essentially no noble Swedish citizens whose family didn't have a seat in the House of Nobility.
home.att.net /~numericana/arms/chelpin.htm   (375 words)

  
 SUNET's Web Index: History
Heraldry society (of Sweden) - The Heraldry Society of Sweden.
Johansson, Karl Johan - About Karl Johan Johansson (1818-1854), appointed by the Swedish Royal Academy of Science to be physicist aboard the frigate Eugenie, during her around-the-world voyage 1851-1853.
Swedish Resources in Delaware Valley (PA, NJ, DE) - The first Swedes arrive on the Key of Kalmar and land in USA 1638.
katalogen.sunet.se /cat/entertainment/history   (1026 words)

  
 A Swedish Coat-of-Arms
Swedish Heraldry Association publishes new Coats of Arms in their magazine "Vapenbilden".
In 2001 they were substituted by elk antlers sable, connected to the life and heraldry of the historical province Jämtland and the city of Östersund which includes Grytan today.
The elk as King of the Swedish forests is a vital ingredient in Swedish folklore.
hem.passagen.se /jonar242/vapnet.htm   (1098 words)

  
 The Swedish Store, Clothing, Gifts and Souveniers : CafePress.com
Welcome to the Swedish Store: We hope you enjoy your visit and will come back often to view the ever changing array of clothing, gifts, and souvenirs.
Historic heraldry is used to prepare these destinctive designs from Sweden.
We will also make your individual designs in small quantities, this is ideal for smaller organizations fund raising as there is no minimum inventory or purchase or to stock.
www.cafepress.com /theswedishstore   (253 words)

  
 Andersson Family Crest by Houseofnames.com
In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded Coat-of-Arms was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...
Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...
Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular Coat of Arms.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.familycrest_details/s.Andersson/Origin.SN/sId./qx/Andersson.htm   (453 words)

  
 The Coat of Arms Shop
The word “Heraldry” is derived from the German “heer” -- a host, an army -- and “held” -- a champion.
The term “blason,” by which the science of heraldry is denoted in French, English, Italian, and German, is probably derived from the German word “blazen” -- to blow the horn.
This knowledge of the various devices and symbols was called Heraldry, and as the announcement was accompanied with the sound of a trumpet, it was termed “blazoning the arms.” The earliest coats of arms were fairly simple -- bars or wavy lines, a lion rampant or an eagle displayed, or an arrangement of fleurs-de-lis.
www.coatofarms-shop.com /coatofarms2.html   (480 words)

  
 Annotated Name Book List
Although published by a small and obscure publisher, the contents are ok and give both the currently used Swedish forms and the more or less original forms of the names.
Serves as a good introduction to period Swedish place-name endings and the types of words that go with them, but doesn’t have very many period spellings.
Excellent primary source for medieval Swedish names, although some of the names appear in their Latin form in the documents written in Latin; knowledge of Swedish not necessary.
www.sca.org /heraldry/laurel/Annotatedname.html   (6746 words)

  
 Heraldic Links 2, The Heraldry Society of Scotland - UK Heraldry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
If you are looking for a heraldry book, Heraldry Today will either have it in stock or be able to get it for you.
A heraldic society whose aims are to promote the use of heraldry in Australia and campaign to establish an Australian heraldic authority.
The American Heraldry Society was formed in late 2003 by a group of like-minded individuals after a conversation on the rec.heraldry newsgroup.
www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk /heraldlinks2.html   (409 words)

  
 Heraldica: Links to other resources on the Web
The Encyclopaedia's entry on heraldry, with several high quality illustrations and a broad coverage of the subject.
Civic Heraldry of England and Wales by Robert Young, with illustrations and notes.
The emphasis, however, is more on "traditional" heraldry (that which developped in Western Europe starting in the 12th century), although there is no reason not to talk about other symbolic systems (such as the Japanese mon), and that happens too.
www.heraldica.org /elsewhere.htm   (2223 words)

  
 The Scottish Heraldry Forum Message
The baronial family (friherrlig) Hamilton af Hageby are of Scottish origin [dating as nobles in the noblesse of Scotland to 1292] coming to Sweden in 1654 via Ireland.
Their Scot's nobility as uradel was/is recognized as they were "naturalized" and "introduced" to the house of nobility as Swedish nobility in 1664.
What is unusual is that the Counts Hamilton instead of getting the typical even more complicated countly arms, recognized their simple Scots uradel arms made a statement of its own and returned to them.
www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk /oldforum/ShowMessage.asp?ID=1967   (301 words)

  
 Online Links
Heraldry in Scotland, by James Dempster, FSA Scot (BHA)
Heraldry in the Episcopal Church of the United States, by Thomas Rightmyer
The Manual of Heraldry: A Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science edited by Francis J. Grant, originally published in 1862
www.heraldry.ca /misc/linksherald.html   (582 words)

  
 Heraldry Genealogy Society
Information on the civic heraldry of France -in Heraldry Heraldry- historical seals, and more than 1700 coats of arms from early rolls with blazon and emblazon.
The heraldry of Canada -Alchemist's Heraldry- and of its provinces and cities.
Presents the heraldry of Romania in its essentials -of Romanian Heraldry- Includes pictures of medieval and modern coats of arms.
www.ltn.net /T/Idioma/English/Society/Genealogy/Heraldry   (618 words)

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