Raguly

Publication of my interpretation of the arms of Ugnius Mikucionis, on the blog Twelve Lineages of Soria with the article titled: The eminent heraldist Mr. Antonio Salmerón Cabañas interprets the coat of arms of Ugnius Mikucionis (Lithuania and Norway).

Blazon in Spanish by Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Chronicler of Arms of Castile and León, from his certification of arms: «Vert, a Latin cross made of a wooden staff, raguly, from whose sinister flank issues a leafy branch that encircles the cross from above and entwines over its base, all Or. Crested with a steel helmet affronty, torse Or and Vert, with mantling Vert doubled Or. For crest, the same raguly Latin cross, branched and leafed, Or, placed before two wings Vert».

Blazon in English by The South African Bureau of Heraldry, from its certification of arms: «Vert, a wooden staff, its upper end terminating in a Latin cross, raguly, couped at random, issuant from its sinister nombril point a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or. Crest: In front of a pair of wings displayed Vert, a wooden staff issuant, its upper end terminating in a Latin cross, raguly, couped at random, issuant from its sinister nombril point a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or. Wreath and mantling: Vert and Or». I do not agree with the specification of the exact place of origin of the branch, the «nombril point» ~ «navel», because that point of origin does not distinguish this coat of arms from another where the branch could emerge at a different height, either closer or further from the point of the shield, and because it forces the artistic interpretation to either break the rule of fullness or to draw a curved branch in a panache shape to allow it to open before gaining height.

Note how in the Spanish certification of arms, by the Chronicler of Arms of Castile and León, this unnecessary nombril specification as the origin point of the branch is omitted.

The nombril is the exact crossing point of the vertical axis of symmetry of the shield with the lower edge of the bend.

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Categories: Link, Vert, One, Cross, Raguly, Sinister, Or, Helm, Wreath, Mantling, Crest, Two, Wing and At the nombril.

Root: Twelve Lineages of Soria.

Vert, a Latin cross, raguly, issuant from its sinister a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or. Crest: Upon a helm affronty, with a wreath Or and Vert, a pair of wings displayed Vert, debruised by a Latin cross, raguly, couped at random, issuant from its sinister a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or. Mantling: Vert doubled Or.

Arms interpreted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a iridescent finishing.

Coat of arms of Ugnius Mikučionis-Vizgirda emblazoned by me. «A pair of wings displayed» could also have been blazoned as «two wings in vol».

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Or, One, Two, Latin cross, Raguly, Issuant, Sinister, Leaved, Branch, Environed, Debruised, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Affronty, Wreath, Two wings in vol, Displayed and Mantling.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Pointed and Iridescent.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Mikučionis-Vizgirda, Ugnius.

Azure, a bend sinister raguly between, in dexter chief, a Celtic cross, in sinister base, a sword point downwards Argent. Crest: Upon a helm affronty with a wreath Argent and Azure, a pair of Polish hussar wings, feathered alternately Azure and Argent. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Per Iustitiam Victoria» Sable, with initial letters Gules, over a scroll Argent.

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Blazon keywords: One, Bend sinister, Raguly, Between, Dexter, Chief, Celtic cross, Sinister, Base (lower 1/3), Sword, Point downwards, Argent, Crest and mantling, Helm, Mantling, Wreath, Crest, Polish winged hussar, Two wings in vol, Feathered, Alternately and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Rough.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Coat of arms and Latin language.

Bearer: Reyes, Elijah.

Azure, two trunks of a tree raguly, couped at random, in saltire Argent; a bordure compony of sixteen sections, eight sable charged with a castle triple-towered Or, port, windows, and masoned Sable, and eight Argent

Escudo de azur, dos troncos ecotados, nudosos, en sotuer de plata; una bordura componada de dieciseis compones: ocho de sable cargados de un castillo de oro, aclarado y mazonado de sable, y ocho de plata

Illuminated and a leather finishing.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Azure, Two, Trunk, Raguly, In saltire, Argent, One, Bordure, Compony, Sixteen, Section, Eight, Sable, Charged, Castle, Or, Port and windows and Masoned.

Style keywords: Leather, Outlined in sable, Illuminated and Semi-circular.

Classification: Personal and Interpreted.

Bearer: Espinosa, Diego.

Assumed arms

Azure, a bend sinister raguly between, in dexter chief, a Celtic cross, in sinister base, a sword point downwards Argent.

Escudo de azur, una barra ecotada acompañada, en la diestra del jefe, de una cruz celta y, en la siniestra de la punta, de una espada bajada todo de plata.

Coat of arms interpreted by me with a shape ended with an pointed arch, illuminated with color azure and metal argent, and with a rough finishing.

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Shapes ended with a semi-circular arch and with an ogee arch

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Blazon keywords: One, Bend sinister, Raguly, Between, Dexter, Chief, Celtic cross, Sinister, Base (lower 1/3), Sword, Point downwards and Argent.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Semi-circular, Illuminated and Rough.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Reyes, Elijah.

Vert, a pall raguly Or between three leopards' faces Or.

Interpreted coat of arms: with a pointed shape; spot inks metal or and color vert; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, One, Pall, Raguly, Or, Three, Head and Leopard.

Style keywords: Plain tincture, Freehand, Pointed and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.

Bearer: Stowe, Richard Allen.

Vert, a pall raguly Or between three leopards' faces Or.

Interpreted coat of arms: with a pointed shape; illuminated with metal or and color vert; outlined with sable; and a freehand finish.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, One, Pall, Raguly, Or, Three, Head and Leopard.

Style keywords: Illuminated, Watercolor, Pointed and Outlined in sable.

Classification: Coat of arms, Interpreted and Personal.

Bearer: Stowe, Richard Allen.

Vert, a Latin cross, raguly, issuant from its sinister a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or.

Arms depicted by me, in plain tinctures, contoured in Sable, with a pointed external shape and with a texturized finish.

Coat of arms of Ugnius Mikučionis-Vizgirda emblazoned by me. Ugnius told me that he likes my English version of his blazon. He personally prefers the idea of a wooden staff that has the shape of a Latin cross, as opposed to a Latin cross produced by a person, a cross-maker. In this sense, the Chief Herald of Arms of Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta describes his arms as «Vert a ragged staff trunked forming a Latin cross encircled and debruised above its base dexter by a solitary branch issuant from above its base sinister all Or», and the South African Bureau of Heraldry describes them as «Vert, a wooden staff, its upper end terminating in a Latin cross, raguly, couped at random, issuant from its sinister nombril point a leaved offshoot encircling the cross, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or». Following this same idea, my revised blazon using «wooden staff» would be: «Vert, a wooden staff, raguly, in the form of a Latin cross, issuant from its sinister a leaved offshoot encircling the staff, its end terminating and debruising the lower limb Or». From this point forward, however, I will use my own blazon, as it guides the heraldic artist more clearly toward that particular form of cross. It should also be noted that, following this concept of the wooden staff, I have depicted the arms of the cross as slightly raised.

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Blazon keywords: Vert, Or, One, Latin cross, Raguly, Issuant, Sinister, Leaved, Branch, Environed and Debruised.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Plain tincture and Pointed.

Classification: Personal, Interpreted, Boa and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Mikučionis-Vizgirda, Ugnius.