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Cornish chough. The chough (in Cornish = palores) is also used as a symbol of Cornwall. In Cornish poetry the chough is used to symbolise the spirit of Cornwall. Also there is a Cornish belief that King Arthur lives in the form of a chough. "Chough" was also used as a nickname for Cornish people.
Cornish heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in ... Per saltire ermine and azure, a lion rampant or, holding in the ...
A saltire, also called Saint Andrew's Cross or the crux decussata, [1] is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross. The word comes from the Middle French sautoir , Medieval Latin saltatoria (" stirrup ").
The arms of the borough are Arg. a Paschal lamb proper in base a Maltese cross Az. on a chief embattled of the last between two keys in saltire wards upwards Or and a saltire couped Arg. a plate charged with a dagger point downwards Gu. [13] St Austell Arms of St Austell. The arms of St Austell are Arg. a saltire raguly Gu. [13] St Germans
Because of these two symbols black, white and gold are considered colours symbolic of Cornwall. The chough (Cornish: palores) is also used as a symbol of Cornwall. In Cornish poetry the chough is used to symbolise the spirit of Cornwall. [clarification needed] Also there is a Cornish belief that King Arthur lives in the form of a chough ...
A golden saltire nowy [clarification needed] is charged with a blue oval bearing a golden rooster. There is a rural feel to the green field. The saltire recalls the crossroads at its heart, while the central oval represents classic Spode tableware. A feature of the village is the weather vane of St Thomas's Church, which the rooster draws on.
Saint Patrick's Flag: a red saltire on a field of white. Saint Patrick's Saltire or Saint Patrick's Cross is a red saltire (X-shaped cross) on a white field. In heraldic language, it may be blazoned argent, a saltire gules. Saint Patrick's Flag (Irish: Bratach Naomh Pádraig) is a flag composed of Saint Patrick's Saltire. The origin of the ...
Escutcheon: Argent, on a cross gules a garb Or, in the first quarter in front of two swords in saltire proper, hilts and pomels gold, an open book also proper, clasped also gold Crest: On a wreath of the colours, In front of two swords in saltire proper, hilts and pomels Or, a mitre of the last charged with a garb gules