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THE HORSE The Mitanni and the Hittites used Warhorses and chariots in Anatolia, in Syria by about 1600 BC. The Greeks viewed the horse as a heroic symbol, a wonder beast ridden by great warriors and by the gods.
The belief in the magical power of the Horse is common to all peoples of Indo-European descent whose ancestors in the Palaeolithic had belonged to Horse totem clans and later, in the Neolithic, were the first to tame Horses, breed and ride them. In the Medieval period a well-equipped knight needed at least four different types of Horses: (1) a charger, (2) a palfrey, (3) a courser, and (4) a battle horse.
To many, the Horse was a symbol of war and a black horse would mean calamitous war. Horses were a potent symbol from almost every world religion and mythology; many of its myths express the Horse's innate clairvoyance and ability to perceive the magic within humans. Some view the Horse as the symbol of strength, virility and lust. It is a symbol for loyalty and devotion, such as the faith it has with its master, and it also represents the warrior spirit, bravery and courage. Heraldic writers say that Horses (and those who used it as an emblem) represented the readiness for all employments for king and country. ___________________ |
----------------------------- THE HOUR-GLASS time to surrender running out.
A symbol of time and time expiring; an ancient pirate symbol; death,
mortality. A winged hourglass represents time's swift and
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THE HIGHLANDER
Were from a mountainous region in Northern Scotland. Famous for its rugged beauty, it consists roughly of that part of Scotland north of the imaginary line from Dumbarton to Stonehaven, excluding the Orkneys, the Shetlands, and lower coastal areas.
The Scottish Highlanders were regiments of the British army, originally recruited in the Highlands of Scotland; among them are the First Battalion Royal Highlanders, founded in 1729, commonly called the Black Watch, and the Gordon Highlanders, founded in 1787 by George Gordon, 5th duke of Gordon (1770-1836).
The Highlanders (as a people) are of Celtic descent, and a small number of them still speak Gaelic, an ancient Celtic language.
In early days, the ruggedness of the land led to the separation of the Highlanders into small groups called clans. A chief rules each clan, and the members of a clan claimed descent from a common ancestor. The traditional garment of the Highland clansmen is the kilt, which is suitable for climbing the rough hills.
The Highland soldier is representative of an unbreakable spirit, is an emblem of bravery and an icon of courage.
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HEADS (Saxons, Saracens, Turks, Moors, Blackamoors, Savages, Maidens, Infants etc.).
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peremptory flight. An hourglass (on a tombstone) indicates that the
deceased time on earth has expired. Some Pirate flags also included an
hourglass, representing that the victims' time to surrender was running
out.
A human head stands for
honour, there are many variations; a Saracen's head represents a Bedouin
tribe from Sinai, the term was more generally applied to Arabs and
Muslims during the Crusades and may denote one who fought in the
Crusades against this tribe. A Saxon on the other hand was a member of a
West Germanic tribal group that inhabited northern Germany and invaded
Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries A.D. with the Angles and Jutes,
and the head may symbolize some great battle against them. In the Middle
Ages, the Europeans called all Mahometans (Muslims) Moors, in the same
manner as the eastern nations called all inhabitants of Europe Franks.
