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Description Kenilworth fireplace.jpg |
English:
A marble fireplace in
Leicester's Gatehouse
, Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, with initials "RL" of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532-1588) and the Ragged Staff heraldic badge, used by the Earls of Warwick, circumscribed by the Garter.
Sable, a ragged staff argent
is the attributed coat of arms of Morvidus (as stated in Berry, William,
Encyclopaedia Heraldica Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry
, Volume 2, 1828
[1]
) an Earl of Warwick and legendary king of the Britons from 341 to 336 BC., as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. The letters R and L on either side of the shield are also in the form of ragged staffs. Underneath
vivit post
, "he lived after". At right the first letters of his motto "Droit et Loyal".
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Author | User miteyheroes (James Fishwick) on Flickr |
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5 October 2010