What is a badge in any case? It’s a complicated question to answer. Perhaps your football club’s most ubiquitous symbol is a storied, heraldic design harking back to the local coat of arms or a sleek, ...

But here’s the strange part: historians say the famous animals on England’s badge technically aren’t lions at all. Well... sort of. It all comes down to a quirk of medieval heraldry, where the rules ...

Logo nerds flocked to read Counter-Print’s book of heraldry-inspired designs first time around. As the publisher returns with Modern Heraldry: Volume Two, we dissect the relationship between the ...

The battle to save Ayr United’s badge is ON. As ancient heraldic laws prepare to shatter decades of history at Somerset Park, the Ayrshire Post is launching a fightback. We told last week how archaic ...

During my time at University, the Lord Lyon King of Arms was a footnote in a criminal law textbook; I parked the knowledge that he was in charge of heraldry and moved on under the assumption that was ...

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In the Middle Ages, knights-whose view of the battlefield was limited to what they could see through tiny slits in metal helms-recognized the need to be able to better identify friend from foe. Rather ...

Ayr United are calling on fans to help design a new club badge since the current crest breaks heraldic law. A complaint from a member of the public has led to the Procurator Fiscal for the Court of ...

Ayr United are accused of breaking a law - which dates back to King Charles II, as their crest is deemed to be an unregistered coat of arms. Ayr United strip. The Scottish League One leaders’ badge is ...

The battle to save Ayr United’s badge is ON. As ancient heraldic laws prepare to shatter decades of history at Somerset Park, the Ayrshire Post is launching a fightback. We told last week how archaic ...