Canting arms

This heraldic catalogue consists of 14 pages in DIN A4 format; 10 of the pages are framed in Gules and Argent with the arms of the kingdom, combining 78 castles with 78 crowned lions, 152 of which are small figures and 4 large ones; it includes 11 different heraldic elements for colour printing; and the texts are in Sable with highlights in Gules.

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Blazon keywords: Quarterly, Argent, Purpure, Gules, Or, Azure, Sable, One, Castle, Port and windows, Masoned, Lion, Rampant, Armed, Langued and Crowned.

Classification: PDF, Created, Civic, Catalogue, Heraldic document, Kingdom of Castile and Leon and Canting.

Bearer: Castile and León.

Or, on a bend Sable, a spear Or, steeled Argent. Motto: «Non sanz droict»

Escudo de oro, una banda de sable, cargada de una lanza de plata, fustada oro. Lema: «Non sanz droict».

Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; field and bend in flat tinctures Or and Sable; a lance with a broad and long iron illuminated in Argent; shaft illuminated in Or; motto in Sable upon a scroll of Argent; and the whole finished with a parchment effect.

Its motto in French «Non sanz droict» means «Not without right» and it is considered a canting (speaking) arm by the pun Spear ~ Shakespeare.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Sable, Argent, Bend, Bendwise, Spear and Charged.

Style keywords: Parchment and Illuminated.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Canting and Literature.

Bearer: Shakespeare, William.

Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the sixth is that of Lete, from which descended Don Juan Corbarán de Let: they bear as arms, on a field Or, three pots shaped like cauldrons, slightly elongated, as painted in this shield.

Or, three Fleshpot Sable.

Escudo de oro, tres potes de sable.

Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or metal; the three pots illuminated in Sable with vertical, but not horizontal symmetry; and finished in highly-hammered metal.

It is not easy to find in English a similar figure:

• it could be considered «pote» ~ «pot», although perhaps «pot» is too generic,
• another possibility is «pote» ~ «fleshpot», which, although usually represented with three legs instead of a base and with two handles, is the one I tend to prefer,
• the English term «cauldron», but this corresponds to our «caldero» ~ «cauldron».

Coat of arms based on the sixth of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» from [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613]. The text heading this article is taken from the transcription made by [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].

Although I have not found any reference about it, it could be considered that originally they might have been canting arms and that these three «potes» could have been milk pots, in reference to their bearers «Lete».

Under the title «Surname of Let» it can also be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 6 of the manuscript], although the number has been altered, possibly having been a 5 and perhaps interpreted as an 8, it is deduced by being placed after folio 7.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Clay pot and Sable.

Style keywords: Semi-circular, Illuminated and Hard metal.

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Kingdom of Navarre and Canting.

Bearer: Lete of Navarre.

Of the twelve lineages of Noblemen, the twelfth bears as insignia and arms, on a shield Or, a rampant lion Gules, as painted in this shield.

Or, a Lion Gules, rampant.

Escudo de oro, un león de gules, rampante.

Coat of arms interpreted with: a semicircular (round) base; the field in flat Or; the lion illuminated in Gules and outlined in the colour of the field, that is, in Or metal; and the whole finished in highly-hammered metal.

Coat of arms interpreted from the last of the shields of the Navarrese «ricoshombres» illustrated in [Bosque, J. del; 1540; folio 1 of the numbering of 1613] and with the text preceding the blazon taken from the transcription by [Martinena Ruiz, J. J.; 1982; pages 122 and 123].

I consider these to be canting arms, and that this «lion» Gules refers to its bearers «Mauleón».

Under the title «Surname of Mauleon», without an accent on the letter «o», it can be consulted in [Vega, P. J. de; 1702; folio 12 of the manuscript].

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Or, Lion, Gules and Rampant.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Personal, Kingdom of Navarre and Canting.

Bearer: Mauleón of Navarre.

Gules, six wagon-wheels Or, 2, 2, and 2.

Escudo de gules, seis ruedas de carro de oro, 3 y 3.

I have always thought that they are canting arms because of the similar sounds between «rodelo», «rodar»~«rolling», and «rueda»~«wheel».

The expression «Heralds don’t pun – they cant» is itself a form of wordplay. At first glance, one might think that «cant» derives from «can’t», meaning that heralds cannot make puns. However, in heraldry, «cant» refers to the practice of creating a coat of arms that visually alludes to the bearer’s name, surname, or sometimes to a toponym. Such arms are known as «canting arms» ~ «armas parlantes» in Castilian. For example, if one were to design a coat of arms for someone named Megan Fox, and considering that the name Megan derives from Margaret, meaning «pearl» in Greek, a possible canting design could include a fox surrounded by a bordure of pearls. In this sense, canting arms represent the heraldic equivalent of verbal wordplay. Thus, «heralds do not pun — they cant».

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Blazon keywords: Gules, Six, Wagon-wheel and Or.

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

Classification: Lineage, Interpreted, Canting and Coat of arms.

Bearer: Rodelo lineage from Galicia.

Argent, a heron volant Azure, beaked and membered between three escallops Sable. Crest: Upon a helm with a wreath Argent and Azure, an escallop Sable. Mantling: Azure doubled Argent. Motto: «Sic itur ad astra».

Arms painted by me, highlighted with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a pointed outer contour and with a rough finish.

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Blazon keywords: Argent, Azure, Sable, One, Three, Heron, Volant, Beaked, Membered, Between, Escallop, Crest and mantling, Crest, Upon (wreath), Helm, Wreath, Mantling, Doubled and Motto.

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

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

Bearer: Herndon, family of Paul and Kari.

Blazon of the Poumola lineage of Catalonia.

Gules, a millstone Argent.

Escudo de gules, una piedra de molino de plata.

Illuminated and a watercolor finishing with shadow in the hole.

It blazon is describe in [Cadenas y Vicent, V. de; 1987; page 1429], [García Carraffa, A.; García Carraffa, A.; 1968; volume 3, page 358], and [Ferrer i Vives, F.; 1995; volume 2, page 362].

In this case, my theory is that this coat of arms is an example of «canting arms». «Canting arms» use a word or words of the surname or inside the surname to make the coat of arms. The surname Poumola is from Catalonia, we can split the surname into 2 parts «pou-mola», in Catalonian language a) «pou» means «well» and b) «mola» means «millstone» ~ «cadascuna de les dues pedres de forma circular que componen el molí», [GDLC; 1998], and this could be the reason of the symbolism of this coat of arms. «Canting» in heraldry means «talking» or «chatting», in Spanish «canting arms» is translated as «armas parlantes». Some heralds call «canting» to this creative technic.

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Blazon keywords: Without divisions, Gules, One, Millstone and Argent.

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

Classification: Interpreted, Lineage and Canting.

Heraldic badge of Marcio Vieira Nastri designed by him and emblazoned by me. It is a canting badge. The image combines a photograph of a drawing of a ribbon shaped like an «M», together with his badge, both painted by me. The insignia of Marcio Vieira Nastri features a «vieira», a escallop in Portuguese and Spanish, alluding to his surname Vieira. It also includes ribbons, since his surname Nastri means ribbons in Italian; they are Sanguine doubled Or, as in his mantling. The ribbons embrace the scallop in such a way that they resemble a capital M, for his name Marcio.

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Blazon keywords: Or, Sanguine, Escallop and Ribbon.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable and Illuminated.

Classification: Personal, Canting, Interpreted, Boa, Hand-drawn, Collage and Photographic.

Bearer: Nastri, Marcio Vieira.

Azure, a wolf's head caboshed Argent, in chief three monstrances in fess proper. Motto: «Fiat Voluntas Tua».

Escudo de azur, una cabeza de frente de lobo de plata, acompañada en jefe de tres custodias en faja al natural. Lema: «Fiat Voluntas Tua».

Coat of arms painted by me, illuminated with lights and shadows, outlined in Sable, with a rounded trapezoidal outer contour and with a watercolor finish.

Coat of arms of Barbaro Jonathan Lopez Linares, Cuba, designed by him and emblazoned by me. These are canting arms, as the main charge of the coat of arms is a wolf ~ lupus ~ Lope ~ Lopez. In heraldry, beasts are usually depicted in an aggressive attitude, for example, with gaping jaws, protruding tongue, and visible fangs; in this case, it was the armiger’s wish that his wolf should not display such an aggressive expression; in my interpretation, I deliberately avoided those features of ferocity and instead sought to give the wolf a dignified and imposing look, one that inspires respect rather than open aggressiveness.

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Blazon keywords: Azure, Argent, One, Three, Wolf, Head, Caboshed, In chief, Monstrance, Proper and Motto.

Style keywords: Outlined in sable, Illuminated, Rounded trapezoid and Watercolor.

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

Bearer: Lopez Linares, Barbaro Jonathan.

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Categories: Link, Interpreted, Personal, Coat of arms, Without divisions, Freehand, Soft metal, Illuminated, Outlined in sable, Canting, Heraldry and heralds, Argent, Azure, Gules, Vert, Chevronel, Between, Apple, Slipped and Leaved.

External resources:

• Interpretation of his coat of arms.
• Interpretation by Xavier García at Appleton Studios.
• Interpretation by Xavier García at Dibujo Heráldico with his blazon in English and Spanish.

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Pedro José de Vega, «Compendio de la Maior Parte Ð los Blassones, Armas, e Ynsignias Ð las Ylustres Casas, Familias, y Apellidos del Reyno Ð Navarra i Parte Ð la Provincia de Gvipvzcoa, Segvn las Vsan y Traen los Svccesores Ðellas» ~ «Compendium of the Greater Part of the Blazons, Arms, and Insignias of the Illustrious Houses, Families, and Surnames of the Kingdom of Navarre and Part of the Province of Guipuzcoa, As Used and Carried by Their Successors», manuscript in 2 volumes, Volume I, catalog number MSS/7835 V.1, and Volume II, catalog number MSS/7836 V.2, in the National Library of Spain, 1702.

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As stated on the title page, the Field Master «Pedro Ioseph Ð Vega» was a native of the Kingdom of Navarre, deputy of the Kingdom of Navarre from 1688 to 1691, governor of the provinces of Cotabamba and Parinacochas in Peru, written as «governador», and gentleman of the «Voca de su Majestad» (His Majesty's Voice).

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Bibliographical reference of century XVIII.

Author: Vega, Pedro José de.

Bibliographic reference mentioned in the following articles:

• Almorrabides of Navarre
• Aybar of Navarre
• Baztanes of Navarre
• Guebara of Navarre
• Lete of Navarre
• Mauleón of Navarre
• Monteagudo of Navarra
• Navarra, emerald overall
• Qasqante of Navarre
• Rada of Navarre
• Subiça of Navarre
• Urroz of Navarre
• Vidaurre of Navarre

External resource:

• National Library of Spain.