Below will feature a list of the Heraldic Arms, Banners, and other Emblems representing groups of people, military, alliances, clans etc found through out the LOTRO Middle-earth, and information on any ties with Tolkien lore as they are discovered during the Tour of Lore series. More will be added as the series progresses.
On Garments
The Free People of Middle-earth: This particular Arms, is found on a number of the guards in Archet and Combe, but has a few varations, perhaps denoting rank, or garrison they belong to, etc. So far I have not discovered the meaning for the different versions.
Grey "isen" background and Brown "brune" Quartered Shield, with gold devices on the top right and bottom left of the quartering, with a gold crest above. Only seen in Archet warn by male Free Peoples Guards, Barter Exchange Traders and Trainers. So far, it appears to also only be worn by men. Shield appears to be a short wide shield in contrast to the Green and Brown arms that so far only women wear.
Green "vert" background and Brown "brune" Quartered Shield, with gold devices on the top left and bottom right of the quartering, with smaller gold crest above in the "chief" position. Seen in Archet and Combe. The shield appears to be a different design that that which appears in the other Green and Brown and Grey and Brown Free Peoples arms. This appears to be on female Man Free Peoles guards and trainers and Crafters and a darker green background on female Man constables.
Green "vert" background and Brown "brune" Quartered Shield, with gold devices on the top left and bottom right of the quartering, with the larger gold crest above in the "chief" position. Seen in Combe warn by male Man Merchants, Crafters and Suppliers and in Archet as Trainers. The shield is the same as the Grey and Brown arms in Combe, but with the green background.
Black "sable" background and Brown "brune" Quartered Shield, with gold devices on the top left and bottom right of the quartering, with the larger gold crest above in the "chief" position. Seen in Combe. The shield design is the as to the two other shields warn by men Free Peoples Guards and Constables.
The Shire: There a number of different arms found through out the Shire. Some found on Bounders, Guards, and Constables, among others.
This particular heraldry is found on Constable Underhill in Combe. It has a red "gules" background with gold "or" frills with what appears to be a gold outline of a boars snout with 6 leaves hanging off its edges. He is so far the only one found during the series to wear it.Banners and Flags
Free Peoples of Combe Banner (left): It appears to have a red "gules" background with a green "vert" wave in the chief position, 2 waves of red and dark red, with a bottom white border and three conjoined white "ardent" and green "vert" trees. Found only in Combe.
Free Peoples of Staddle Banner (right): It appears to have a red "gules" and yellow/gold "or" background with a green "vert" wave in the chief position, 2 waves of red and yellow, with a bottom white border and three conjoined white "ardent" and green "vert" trees. Found only in Staddle.
Free Peoples of Bree-town Banner (right): It is a red "azure" banner with a gold "or" Boar in the "chief" position with three reversed green "vert" waves and a gold "or" wave below, fimbriated with gold lines and waves further down the field.
This is only found in Bree-town.
Free Peoples of Bree-town Banner (right): It is a red "azure" banner with a gold "or" Boar in the "chief" position with three reversed green "vert" waves and a gold "or" wave below, fimbriated with gold lines and waves further down the field.Crafting Guilds
Two banners which appear to represent the crafting guilds can be found in both Combe and Staddle. One appears to represent Armorsmiths and Weaponsmiths.
On Structures and Ruins
On Statues
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