Re: [Mid] kenna's heraldry

>Is a Flamingo a medieval bird?

My dictionary dates the English word "flamingo" to the mid-16th C. This
is pretty clear evidence that the bird was known to medieval Europeans
pre-17th C., so it is an allowable charge according to SCA rules.

According to an earlier post, someone apparently found a period coat of
arms containing several flamingos. I couldn't find that coat in any of
my references so I'd love to know where it was found, but that is
certainly better evidence than many things which are registerable.

Dmitrii Volkovich
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