Saturday, March 21, 2015

Sir William de Aldeburg

Here's the first of the new round of BTD HYW knights completed. It is based on the brass in Alborough Church, Aldborough, England. The brass dates from around 1360.
Sir William is credited as being a high court judge at the time. This would be during the reign of Edward III. I'm not sure of his combat record, but he lived during the period of the Scottish Wars and Hundred Years War with France.
In any case, he is a favorite of modern day illustrators - most likely due to his interesting coat of arms. It is similar to the one belonging to the Earl of Warwick. Although the earl's arms have a background of red (gules).
Interestingly there existed two prominent families with the name of Aldeburg (or its variants). Some of their histories may have become confused with the other's. The arms of the other family included a lion rampant.

16 comments:

  1. Very well done. The coat of arms is certainly eye catching and you've captured that nicely.

    Frank
    http://adventuresinlead.blogspot.com.au/

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  2. Nice work Dean. The coat of arms is superb!

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  3. Excellent painting Dean! Lovely work on the coat of arms!

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  4. Thank you very much, Gents! I do like the colors of these arms. Nice to have blues when a lot of arms are predominantly red. Warm regards, Dean

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    1. True, but I do love those red cuisses he's wearing :)

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  5. Nice work Dean, very inspiring heraldic work in this & earlier posts.
    Regards HGA.

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  6. Such intricate detailing. Well done!

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  7. Thank you all for the great comments. They are much appreciated! Warm regards, Dean

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  8. Very nice Dean. The Coat of Arms is excellent.

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  9. The cool character turned out, Dean 8)

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  10. Thank you very much, Gents! Warmest regards, Dean

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  11. Your heraldry work is exceptional. I don't think I would have the patience.

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  12. Thanks, Gents! Appreciate the visit and nice comments. Regards, Dean

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