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It is time, I think, to consider revising the Royal Arms so that they correspond to current realities.

There is no more Varennes, therefore the continued use of the gold fleur-de-lis against a blue background no longer makes sense. The big white square, significant of nothing any longer (it was for Laitenburgh, perhaps?), has got to go, too. That quarter never harmonized with the others, in any case. The Royal Arms must reflect His Majesty's three kingdoms: Hanover, Sconeland, and Cambria.

Larry, Darryl, and Darryl (or whatever their names are this week) over in Cambria have devised an uncooperative and unsurprisingly theocratic-looking shield for His Majesty's Cambrian dominions. Typical. Doesn't matter; they have no authority over Cambria, anyway. We can simply change the Cambrian shield to something that meets our own needs, and then quarter it along with Hanover's shield and Sconeland's.

His Majesty, himself, has already created new designs for Hanover and for Sconeland individually, as it happens, both of which are quite elegant. More importantly, they harmonize well, one with the other. The trick will be Cambria's then, and devising something to work well with Hanover's shield and Sconeland's.

Well, this will all make for a fun project to work on, in any case.

THE ROYAL ARMS: New Designs

Prior to the publication of the Royal Instrument making them official, St. George's Palace is offering a public preview of the new designs for the Royal heraldic achievements of both the Kingdom of Hanover and the Kingdom of Sconeland, as well as for the Royal Capital of Hanover at Oxbridge.

The designs may be previewed here:

http://sites.google.com/site/roxburgheyo...s/heraldry

Significance of the New Designs

THE ROYAL ARMS OF THE KINGDOM OF HANOVER

The golden lion has been associated with the Kingdom of Hanover from the very outset. When an original shield for His Majesty's realms was first devised, it was decided that Hanover would be represented by a red shield with three gold lions rampant, only with the second lion facing the direction opposite that of the first and third.

In the new design, the three lions of Hanover are preserved. This time around, however, they all face left on a shield which is now royal blue rather than red. The shield is supported by two golden stags. Respectfully referred to by men of sport as the "Monarch of the Glen", the stag was felt to be an ideal symbol by which to express our community's attachment to the cultures of the lands of the British Isles.

The proposed motto for the Kingdom of Hanover is featured on a scroll beneath the shield. "Numquam Occidit Sol", or, "The Sun Never Sets", celebrates Hanover's resilience and her stubborn refusal to disappear.

Completing the new achievement is the crown, of course, topped by another new addition to Hanover's menagerie of heraldic beasts: the dragon. A golden dragon, imperially crowned, to be precise, representing the return of the House of Marchmain to the Hanoverian Throne.

THE ROYAL ARMS OF THE KINGDOM OF SCONELAND

As with the Royal Arms of Hanover, the stags make an appearance on Sconeland's new achievement, also serving as supporters. The Sconnish supporters wear golden crowns about their necks, however. The shield of Sconeland evokes the heraldry of Scotland and Ireland. The fleur-de-lis along the shield's border also stand as a reminder of Sconeland's earlier cultural identity. The crowned helmet is surmounted by a gold lion bearing the proposed Sconnish standard.