(urth) Seawrack's name
James Wynn
crushtv at gmail.com
Mon Aug 30 11:46:05 PDT 2010
I like this reference on a lot of levels. Check the article on
Melusina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melusine) that linked to in the
syrenka article.
Incidentally, while we're on the subject of heraldry. I'm pretty sure
the lion-head fellow in "The Sorcerer's House", the one with a sword and
a book, is the Lion of St. Mark.
http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/winged_lion_of_st_mark.htm
Now ask me why it's in a faerieland story. I don't know.
u+16b9
On 8/30/2010 1:21 PM, Dave Tallman wrote:
> This article on wikipedia got me thinking:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrenka
>
> The warrior mermaid depicted on the Coat of Arms of Warsaw is called a
> "syrenka" (little mermaid in Polish). I notice also that it has one
> arm behind a shield, effectively cutting it off. (It's the left arm
> and not the right, but it's still a "missing" arm). The name is also
> similar enough that I could see Horn converting it.
>
>
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