Personal Arms

The blazon that would best describe my personal armorial bearings are:

Arms: Argent, on the capital letter “A” an antique lamp, and a tomahawk inverted the handle crossing the letter’s transverse, all Sable, a bordure Arrowhead Gules.

Crest: a headdress composed of seven eagle feathers Argent.

Supporters: on a Compartment Vert two wolves rampant Argent collared Sable.

Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit

One may ask what’s behind all the elements in the full achivement. Here, in a nutshell, are the meanings behind the elements:

• The Letter “A”  stands for the first Letter of Aptonalton, the society to which I am entitled to bear these arms;
• An antique lamp represents the Lamp of Knowledge;
• The inverted tomahawk represents a weapon of defense against injustice, inverted to mean it is at rest unless needed;
• The arrowhead represents remembrance of the Aptonalton’s native american tradition;
• A headdress of seven eagle feathers, where each feather represents a founding father of the Aptonalton Literary Society;
• A headdress of seven eagle feathers, where each feather represents a founding father of the Aptonalton Literary Society;
• The compartment vert is indicative of the grassy pastures on whichNative Americans used to walk in Northern Ohio;
• The supporters are stylized representation of the family to which one was adopted,
• The motto translates to “Hard Work Conquers All.