Tag Archive for: Heraldic

Glossary of Basic Heraldic Terminology
Appended below are basic heraldic terms including those that lend themselves to the general definition and interpretation of the MacFarlane chiefly and corporate coats-of-arms.
achievement – a full coat-of-arms with crest, helmet, mantling,…

THE UNICORN: SCOTLAND’S NATIONAL ANIMAL
The official animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.
A fictitious creature may seem an odd choice for a country’s national animal, but perhaps not for a country famed for its love for and long history of myth and legend, and the unicorn…

THE LION RAMPANT FLAG
The Lion Rampant Flag of Scotland
Although the national flag of Scotland is the blue and white "Saltire" the Scottish people also have a second, very different, flag which is called the 'Lion Rampant'.
The 'lion flag' is often considered…