As the Puyallup fair ended, Justin and I had the opportunity to peruse the various booths and strange collections of things for sale and trade. One of the booths was a geneaology booth, which had thousands of last names and family histories. Imagine Justin's dismay when he learned that his family coat of arms was a simple green shrub, which paled in comparison to mine, which had winged birds and lightning and all sorts of really cool imagery.
Not content to let it rest, Justin investigated further. Turns out, the Esch coat of arms is actually much more than just a shrub. We're still trying to interpret its meaning, but there is some obvious symbolism and perhaps a bit of pre-determined destiny here. The only thing missing are slices of bacon where the stripes should be...
Curious on where the coat of arms description came from, and actual text for the description?
There more than 10 Esch arms but I have not seen this one or its description. Very interesting if it is an ESCH arms. If it is more likely from Limbourg and Liege area.
If you can let me know the source I would like to researc it.
Posted by: AAF | January 04, 2010 at 07:38 PM
I was very close on location of the arms. It is the Civic Arms for the town of Esch-sur-Sûre!
May have been a family coat of arms at one time. Wild boars and Acorn trees were very visible in the local forests. 5 Stripes were typical to the family arms of this area.
Posted by: AAF | January 04, 2010 at 08:31 PM