In some cases, this has carried over to the present day, giving rise to the fact that in some European countries, two ...

Amid the windswept ruins of Norway’s first monastery, Selja stirs once more with prayer and the quiet rebirth of a ...

My wider family has been fascinated by our family tree with a coat of arms and a formal stamp of authority on a parchment that dates from 1580 through to 1792. It came down to me from a late distant ...

Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms with his episcopal motto, "In Illo uno unum," literally "In the One (Christ), we are one," is seen in an image published by the Vatican Secretariat of State May 10, 2025.

Passports, much more than simple travel documents, are true works of art reflecting the cultural identity of each nation. Here is a selection of the most remarkable passport designs. Norway The ...

THE Duchess of Sussex has been accused of copying a Majorcan town’s coat of arms for the logo of her new lifestyle brand. Francisca Mora Veny, mayor of Porreres, is considering legal action and ...

Danish royal coat of arms Denmark’s King Frederik has made a historic change to the royal coat of arms, replacing the centuries-old symbol of the Kalmar Union with prominent representations of ...

Danish king changes coat of arms amid growing row with Trump over Greenland. Picture: Handout It comes less than a year after succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe, after she stood down as ruler on ...

A new coat of arms released by Danish King Frederik includes an enlarged Polar Bear, signifying Greenland, at a time when Donald Trump has spoken repeatedly about obtaining it.

Denmark has dropped the Three Crowns, a national symbol of Sweden since the 14th century, from its own coat of arms.In Denmark, the Three Crowns symbolises ...