"It was a favourite form of heraldic expression used in the Middle Ages to denote surnames. For example, in its basic form, three salmon (fish) are used to denote the surname "Salmon". A more sophisticated example was the rebus of Bishop Walter Lyhart (d. 1472) of Norwich, consisting of a stag (or hart) lying down in a conventional representation of water. The composition alludes to the name, profession or personal characteristics of the bearer, and speaks to the beholder Non verbis, sed rebus, which Latin expression signifies "not by words but by things" (res, rei (f), a thing, object, matter; rebus being ablative plural)."
(source credit later, because the answers are there)
I got 9 of those. Here are my answers in ROT13, to limit spoilers. https://rot13.com/
ReplyDelete1. Xrl-gbr => Dhvgb, Rphnqbe
2. Xbnyn-yhzc-E => Xhnyn Yhzche, Znynlfvn
3. Onat-pbpx => Onatxbx, Gunvynaq.
4. I don't even know what those things are
5. Obbx-neerfg => Ohpunerfg, Ebznavn
6. IDK
1. (Gur Terng) Jne-fnj => Jnefnj, Cbynaq
2. Pne-ohyy => Xnohy, Nstunavfgna
3. IDK
4. Orne-ebbg => Orvehg, Yronaba
5. Cbeg-Zbefr(pbqr)-orr => Cbeg Zberfol, Cnchn Arj Thvarn
6. Png-zna-qb => Xnguznaqh, Arcny
Well done. I couldn't figure out (rot13) xnohy, but I did get that 4 is: Oehffryf (fcebhgf).
DeleteMy wife is convinced that 6 is Nicosia with some very british "ers" - nickers-ear.
By that logic, maybe 3 on the second page is Ottawa - otter-r...
For 4. on the first page, my guess is Oehffry fcehgf => Oehffryf. I'm also stumped by the two remaining ones.
DeleteIn heraldry these are also called canting arms
ReplyDeleteNew word for me. Thank you.
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