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[Herr Doctor]

Is there anyone here who speaks polish?

I've done the shields of the orders here but need help with most of the names.
http://republika.pl/akromer/herby_krzyzowcy.html

I am not fluent speaker, but I read and understand Polish easily. PM what concrete help you need



As regarding Courland you can check this:
http://republika.pl/akromer/kurlandia.gif

As you see a deer should be also a crowned one (but with a ducal crown)

 

[KaRei]

I am not fluent speaker, but I read and understand Polish easily. PM what concrete help you need

I think that he needs the translation of the names of orders

EDIT: I'm able to translate these:
KRZYŻACY - Crusaders
KRZYŻOWCY Z CZERWONĄ GWIAZDĄ - Crusaders of Red Star
ZAKON ŚWIĘTEGO ŁAZARZA - Order of Saint Lazar (not sure with name Lazar in english)
RYCERZE CHRYSTUSOWI - Knights of Christ
TEMPLARIUSZE - Templars
KAWALEROWIE MIECZOWI - Order of the Sword Knights/Livonian Brothers of the Sword/Livonian Order
JOANNICI - Johannites
DUCHACY - Clerics

I don't know these:
ANTONIANIE
BOŻOGROBCY - looks like combination of "god" and "sexton", like "sextons of God"
CYRIAKOWIE, MARKI
KALATRAWENSI

 

[Herr Doctor]

ZAKON ŚWIĘTEGO ŁAZARZA - Order of Saint Lazar (not sure with name Lazar in english)

Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem

ANTONIANIE

Anthonians
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonians

BOŻOGROBCY

Knights of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

CYRIAKOWIE, MARKI

The Monks of the Order of the Holy Martyrdom (the different names means the same)

KALATRAWENSI

Order of Calatrava

KAWALEROWIE MIECZOWI

Livonian Brothers of the Sword (Sword Brethren)

 

[Birger]

I think that he needs the translation of the names of orders

EDIT: I'm able to translate these:
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ZAKON ?WI?TEGO ?AZARZA - Order of Saint Lazar (not sure with name

...

Great, big thanks!

Saint Lazar = St Lazarus

Edit:
You beat me to it Herr Doctor.
Really appreciate the help, now I can name all the shields.

Oh, any other orders that you want done?

 

[Birger]

As regarding Courland you can check this:
http://republika.pl/akromer/kurlandia.gif

As you see a deer should be also a crowned one (but with a ducal crown)

This is prolly the best source for Courland, from my Baltisches Wappenbuch cd

1. Livland - http://www.von-stackelberg.de/geschichte/livland.htm
2. Teutonic Order
3. Estland - http://www.von-stackelberg.de/geschichte/estland.htm
4. Courland - http://www.von-stackelberg.de/geschichte/kurland.htm
5. Swordbrothers
6. Ösel - http://www.von-stackelberg.de/geschichte/oesel.htm

 

[Herr Doctor]

This is prolly the best source for Courland, from my Baltisches Wappenbuch cd

1. Livland - http://www.von-stackelberg.de/geschichte/livland.htm
2. Teutonic Order
3. Estland - http://www.von-stackelberg.de/geschichte/estland.htm
4. Courland - http://www.von-stackelberg.de/geschichte/kurland.htm
5. Swordbrothers
6. Ösel - http://www.von-stackelberg.de/geschichte/oesel.htm

And in quartered arms the lion and deer are crowned in fact

Also could you make additional separate coas with crowned red lion (for Courland) and a crowned (with ducal one) deer (for Semigalia)?

 

[Herr Doctor]

+ Also a quartered one with Kettler coa at the center

 

[Birger]

Shouldn't be too difficult, got a good source to work with.

 

[Herr Doctor]

A very good one indeed.

Also I am still looking forward to see Lithuanian arms. I know it is of quite complex heraldic iconography, but still.

 

[Birger]

Do you have a good source image that I can base it on?

 

[Crookback]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania.png

These arms?

And fantastic work, Birger.

I think your work is very good indeed. Don't forget Stephen's arms!

 

[Herr Doctor]

I have several, but the best one (the closest to the traditional iconography of Pahonia/Vytis) IMO was this (I believe you should see it before):

The Polish eagle is excellent for 16th-17th centuries too.

 

[Herr Doctor]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania.png

These arms?

And fantastic work, Birger.

I think your work is very good indeed. Don't forget Stephen's arms!

This is in fact a modern one (and not the perfect IMO; Belarusian 1991-1995 is not good either).

 

[Herr Doctor]

Considering historical iconography, this one (from Komin’s armorial) is very nice too:
http://xs110.xs.to/xs110/06515/p1.jpg

Banner of the Hrodna regiment (17th century; it is not a state coa, but a regional one)
http://xs110.xs.to/xs110/06515/p2.jpg

 

[Birger]

I have several, but the best one (the closest to the traditional iconography of Pahonia/Vytis) IMO was this (I believe you should see it before):

The Polish eagle is excellent for 16th-17th centuries too.

Spendid, thanks for the pics.

For Poland I'm gonna use the same type of eagle that I've showed in the previews. Wanna keep things standardized.

 

[Birger]

And fantastic work, Birger.

I think your work is very good indeed. Don't forget Stephen's arms!

It's on the todo list, at the very end.
Glad you like the shields.

 

[Crookback]

Any more previews, Birger?

 

[Herr Doctor]

Yeah, any progress with the requested Curonian stuff?

 

[Crookback]

A little New Year's reminder:

 

[Herr Doctor]

I am still looking forward for updates.