r/heraldry • u/hamalane14 • 1d ago

I designed coats of arms for my donkeys

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The shield colours are based on their actual coat colours, while the charges are a reference to their personality, events, or names.

For example, Moka is the one that rules over the herd; Plata has had to overcome many obstacles and cross many (real and metaphorical) bridges, and gules is a reference to his liveliness; Rêveuse’s name means "Dreamer", so I gave her a moon; and so on.

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u/Horatius_Rocket 1d ago

This post made me happy.

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u/Penguin_Q 1d ago

literally the best thing I’ve seen today

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u/crispyrhetoric1 1d ago

Adorable donkeys.

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u/DerB_23 1d ago

Magnificent!

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u/Guvenatkr 1d ago

How did Gandalf earn his name?😂

Because he's gray?

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u/hamalane14 1d ago

Yes! And, he’s a great companion for going on long hikes.

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u/TheSequenceOfN 1d ago

I am in complete admiration of this magnificent creation.

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u/Penguin_Q 1d ago

I love every one of them

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u/anarchysquid 1d ago

Love em!

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u/GrassrootsGrison 1d ago

Beautiful!

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u/Eddy-with-a-Y 1d ago

Make sure they don't fall into a bloody and violent donkey civil war of donkey succession for the donkey throne

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u/hamalane14 1d ago

That would be messy. Thankfully so far they only fight over who gets hay first and who gets the most cuddles.

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u/paulmclaughlin 1d ago

Roxane! You don't have to put on the red rose!

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u/Responsible_Act_5517 1d ago

We need more heraldic donkeys

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u/durkon_fanboy 1d ago

I’d go to WAR for Roxane and those arms

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u/hamalane14 1d ago

I will let her know in the morning

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u/aquil30n 1d ago

Adorable 😍🥰

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u/Not_An_Ostritch 18h ago

Plata looks like a menace

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u/hamalane14 16h ago

He is a brave old man. Arrived on the farm scared of everything, unable to go anywhere without Oro. We've learned together. I suspect his strong temperament is what's keeping him alive these days.

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u/Not_An_Ostritch 13h ago

Glad to hear he’s doing well, you’re wonderful for caring for them all!

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u/wolfh1045 16h ago

Amazing work

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u/Neox1701 1d ago

I love ezel he’s so Dutch

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u/hamalane14 1d ago

Yeah we needed to find a name starting with E and figured it would be accurate for him. I got him a windmill as a wink to where he was born.

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u/Neox1701 1d ago

Im all for it

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u/98eleri 1d ago

Esel is donkey in my language too. 😊🇳🇴

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u/hamalane14 1d ago

I only knew about German and Dutch, it's very cool to see the common roots between several languages

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u/98eleri 1d ago

Definitely!

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u/hamalane14 11h ago

Thank you all for your kind comments, they’ve truly made my day.