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Author Topic: Prepare your eyes - The Arms of the Dodge Family (Chesire, England)  (Read 13290 times)

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It symbolizes the nurishment afforded to the English Army by the family members. I do wonder how the blazon would read...
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ROFL hilarious!

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I've seen reenactors sporting helmet crests from that family all over Apalachia 😉
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Are you sure it is a 'boob'?? LOL
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It symbolizes the nurishment afforded to the English Army by the family members.

Yeah.......suuuuuuuure it does. ;)
Per pale azure and argent, an eagle displayed per pale argent and sable, armed and langued or.

So a Norman, a Saxon, and a Viking walk into England....

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I do wonder how the blazon would read...

Barry of six Or and Sable, on a Pale Gules a Woman's Breast Gouttant.
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I do wonder how the blazon would read...

Barry of six Or and Sable, on a Pale Gules a Woman's Breast Gouttant.


That is truly Epic. ;)  :o
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That's...something, that is.  lol
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Add a Doe charge to that and you’ll be saying "Suck the HIND tit”!  ;D
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Vert, on a Chief wavy Argent a Rose Sable,
a Gryphon Segreant Or

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It was always easy to find Lord Dodge's tent in the encampment. One just had to follow the childish giggling.
Per pale azure and argent, an eagle displayed per pale argent and sable, armed and langued or.

So a Norman, a Saxon, and a Viking walk into England....

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Well then....
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I wonder what those arms look like painted on a shield with a boss...
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better than a field of white with a red sun. and go by the samurai name of burstin hyman

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better than a field of white with a red sun. and go by the samurai name of burstin hyman

Pics or ban!!

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Nevermind, carry on...
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I wonder what those arms look like painted on a shield with a boss...

Are you volunteering for some experimental archeology? ;)
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