THE ROLL OF GLASGON

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Know ye all who witness this collection, that hath been set forth by the command of the Archduke of Alba, and duly devised, and curated in whole, by the late Lord Daniel von Rhoswald, Master of Rolls. For, when he held his duties as an Officer of the Chancellery, and of the realm, he considered the creation of such a scroll to be vital for the instruction of all Alban subjects, for identification and fair recognition of all those of note in the archduchy.

This roll of arms, hailed as the Roll of Glasgon, is fashioned upon a singular long scroll script. It is named for the princely Castle of Glasgon, the seat of authority and primary dwelling of His Serene Highness. Herein are displayed the arms, standards, banners, bearings and markings of such persons, families, officers, and bodies which have received lawful right to bear their unique arms within Alba. The right, given by grant, favour or recognition from the Alban chancellery, and hence proceeded from the Archduke himself. No arms are here displayed that have not been allowed or confirmed by His princely authority.

The worth of the arms contained in this roll cannot be lessened. The presence of the many noted, great men of the Alba upon this scroll herein, attests to the honour, high pedigree and service to obligation each and all have shown the archduchy. The scroll itself is a mark of the grand prestige of Alba, her many and inordinate successes. The late Master of Rolls hath constructed and set forth the structure of each singular arms, according to the traditional customs and usages of Alban heraldry.

This Roll is ordered by degree and closeness to the Archduke, that the station of each bearer may be readily known. It beginneth with the Grand Arms of Alba, and thereafter follow the personal arms of the Archduke, his consort’s, his heir’s, the Duke of Furnestock, and the further issue of his house. Next, are the arms of the Privy Council and their chains of office, the peers of the realm, their kin, the gentry, and the knights of the Order of the White Hart; and their order chains. Thereafter the arms of the City of Saint Godwinsburg and its many boroughs, of the mayors of the city both past and present, and even the Aevosi city of Elizabeth’s own. And lastly, of those commoner and patrician families who, by long standing, worthy service or connection to another, hath been granted right to bear arms in their own accord.

Thus may this roll be perused from its head unto its end as a fair ordering of the Archduchy itself, all proceeding from the coronet, a display of the lawful distinction of the estates within the realm. By this Roll of Glasgon are preserved the tokens of loyalty of the Albans who are deserved of such, for as it is in faithfulness: not the beginning, but the continuing of the same unto the end, until it be thoroughly finished, which yieldeth the true glory.

“The history of heraldry is much akin to the history of humanity. Old families yet alive and thriving, ancient heraldry passed from father to son throughout the generations. Shields and distinctions older than memory, archaic addendums and ornaments held over from dead kingdoms, a memory of those before us, proudly kept alive to this day. Yet heraldry is living and breathing, ever evolving and exploring new boundaries. It has been my burden and my pleasure over the past years, to add to this history, compiling then the complete heraldic index of Alba. May those of future generations look curiously upon this book and learn from its history.”

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The project of creating this Alban roll of arms has been in the works for several months now, so it is hugely satisfying to be able to finally post it. I would like to offer especially thanks to @Jayphynph, he has been the driving force for this project and he has single handedly designed and redesigned (several times, bless) each coat of arms shown above. He is incredibly talented and I would not have been able to complete this project without him. So thank you. Hopefully we will be able to show off more Alban coats of arms in the future, with an even larger number!

Some other notes: we have tried our ( @Jayphynph mostly) best to uphold real-world British heraldry rules, but liberties have been taken here and there to better suit the world Alba resides in. It is also worth mentioning that the Latin or ‘Flexio’ used under some of the COAs is not actual Latin. A lot of it is us choosing what looks the best, but Flexio is a fantasy copy of Latin, so we are allowed to take those liberties. I hope that the post is enjoyable to all, in my humble opinion it is incredible and this sort of project is rarely seen on LOTC.

Lastly, I have added a transcript of the post below for keepsake, however it does not include the COAs.

TRANSCRIPT:

The Roll of Glaſgon

The Roll of Glasgon, patroned by His Serene Highneſs,

Eduardus Segundus Dei gratia

Prince of Alſtion and Aanen, Archduke of Alba, Duke of Balamena, Corazon, Leone and Frederica, Earl of Alamar, Enſwerp, Theſmer, Theſen, Yves and Whiteſpire, Baron of Placentia and Virdain, Lord of Saint Godwinſburg, Defender of the Godwinites, Patriarch of the Johannian Dynaſty, etcetera.

Intended by the Office of the Master of Rolls, His Lordſhip, Daniel von Rhoſwald.

 

Contents:

I. ...INTRODUCTION

II. ...THE ALSTIONS

III. ...THE PRIVY OFFICERS

IV. ...THE LORDS OF ALBA

V. ...THE GENTILITY

VI. ...THE KNIGHTS OF ALBA

VII. ...ST. GODWINSBURG

VIII. ...THE MAYORS

IX. ...THE PATRICIANS OF ALBA

X. ...EPILOGUE

 

Introduction:

Know ye all who witness this collection, that hath been set forth by the command of the Archduke of Alba, and duly devised, and curated in whole, by the late Lord Daniel von Rhoswald, Master of Rolls. For, when he held his duties as an Officer of the Chancellery, and of the realm, he considered the creation of such a scroll to be vital for the instruction of all Alban subjects, for identification and fair recognition of all those of note in the archduchy.

This roll of arms, hailed as the Roll of Glasgon, is fashioned upon a singular long scroll script. It is named for the princely Castle of Glasgon, the seat of authority and primary dwelling of His Serene Highness. Herein are displayed the arms, standards, banners, bearings and markings of such persons, families, officers, and bodies which have received lawful right to bear their unique arms within Alba. The right, given by grant, favour or recognition from the Alban chancellery, and hence proceeded from the Archduke himself. No arms are here displayed that have not been allowed or confirmed by His princely authority.

The worth of the arms contained in this roll cannot be lessened. The presence of the many noted, great men of the Alba upon this scroll herein, attests to the honour, high pedigree and service to obligation each and all have shown the archduchy. The scroll itself is a mark of the grand prestige of Alba, her many and inordinate successes. The late Master of Rolls hath constructed and set forth the structure of each singular arms, according to the traditional customs and usages of Alban heraldry.

This Roll is ordered by degree and closeness to the Archduke, that the station of each bearer may be readily known. It beginneth with the Grand Arms of Alba, and thereafter follow the personal arms of the Archduke, his consort’s, his heir’s, the Duke of Furnestock, and the further issue of his house. Next, are the arms of the Privy Council and their chains of office, the peers of the realm, their kin, the gentry, and the knights of the Order of the White Hart; and their order chains. Thereafter the arms of the City of Saint Godwinsburg and its many boroughs, of the mayors of the city both past and present, and even the Aevosi city of Elizabeth’s own. And lastly, of those commoner and patrician families who, by long standing, worthy service or connection to another, hath been granted right to bear arms in their own accord.

Thus may this roll be perused from its head unto its end as a fair ordering of the Archduchy itself, all proceeding from the coronet, a display of the lawful distinction of the estates within the realm. By this Roll of Glasgon are preserved the tokens of loyalty of the Albans who are deserved of such, for as it is in faithfulness: not the beginning, but the continuing of the same unto the end, until it be thoroughly finished, which yieldeth the true glory.

Signed, Cancellarius Albæ, Georgie

 

Archidux Albæ

Edward of Alba, Princeps Johannes

Jane of Dover, Principeſsa Johannes

William of Glaſgon, Dux Furneſtock

Philippa of Alſtion, Comitiſsa Louvain

Standard of the Johannian Army

George of Dover, Cancellarius Albæ

Everett Brionnes, Commendatorius

Parzival of Schwyz, Excheqarum Albæ

George of Dover, Comes Doveriæ

Alderſberg

Alderſberg Antiquæ

Conſtance of Trier, Comitiſsa Trieriæ

Devereux

Devereux Antiquæ

Parzival of Schwyz, Comes Conſtantium

Auguſten

Azor

Henri of Artois, Baronum Artois

Halcourt

Adrian of Owynſburg, Baronum Owynſburg

Helvets

Niccolo Roſavena, Gens

Brigitte Rhoſwald, Gens

Egon Alſtreim, Gens

Rothwin Aldor, Gens

Standard of Grevesland

Everett Brionnes, Scutum Johannes

Janos Ivanovich, Scutum Carolus

Leoni Corvus, Scutum Nauzica

Klaus Auguſten, Scutum Owynſflame

Leonhardt Alderſberg, Scutum St. Godwin

Aaron Rhoſwald

Katarina of Schwyz

City of St. Godwinſburg

City of Elizabeth

Court of Glaſgon

Prince’s Inſtitute

Borough of Welles

Borough of Leveer

Borough of Steinwal

Epiſcopal Borough of Claige

Hamlet of Little Furneſtock

Janiſport

Suſanna of Dover, Præfectus St. Godwinſburgenſis, 2055 - Present

Daniel Rhoſwald, Præfectus Elizabetum et St. Godwinſburgenſis, 2036 - 2054

Leopold Helvets, Præfectus Elizabetum, 2029 - 2035 [attributed]

Edouard Halcourt, Præfectus Elizabetum, 2023 - 2028 [attributed]

Luciana Halcourt, Præfectus Elizabetum, 2016 - 2022 [attributed]

Antonia de Lewes, Præfectus Elizabetum, 2007 - 2015 [attributed]

White-River

Rhoſwald

Bonvallet

Savin

Roſa

 

Epilogue: A message from the late Master of Rolls

“The history of heraldry is much akin to the history of humanity. Old families yet alive and thriving, ancient heraldry passed from father to son throughout the generations. Shields and distinctions older than memory, archaic addendums and ornaments held over from dead kingdoms, a memory of those before us, proudly kept alive to this day. Yet heraldry is living and breathing, ever evolving and exploring new boundaries. It has been my burden and my pleasure over the past years, to add to this history, compiling then the complete heraldic index of Alba. May those of future generations look curiously upon this book and learn from its history.”

Daniel A.v. Rhoswald

With God's grace, whom I beseech to ſend, to all whom read this, the accomplishment of thy most goodest deſires.

 

[Jayphynph 279]

The by this point dead-and-buried Daniel von Rhoswald looked on from beyond the grave, expressing a sigh of relief as years of work was finally finished.

"About time, Georgie," he mumbled before continuing to do whatever it is dead people do...

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OOC: This was a ton of fun to make, thank you to everyone who participated and to those who bore with me as I obsessed over this for months lol

 

[Kabaffahp 566]

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Aaaaaa-freaking-mazing!!!

 

[Croangutan 224]

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Ok why does every COA slaps so good???

 

[TaraJess 2848]

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more of this

 

[ErosTea 1084]

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weeps at how gorgeous this is @DuhPuhWuh @Jayphynph

 

[Carson 1165]

“De Savin has been extinct for centuries. I wonder who these posers are,” cackles an Akritian.