I believe this was the shield of Wilhem Ritter Von Bamburg, who was a major idiot in the late Middle Ages. He kept falling into the river drunk on cheap wine, so the mayor made him lord of the Alpine towels.
„Wernigeroder (Schaffhausensches) Wappenbuch“; Süddeutschland 4. Viertel 15. Jh.
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München, Cod.icon. 308 n
Wappen des Kaiserreichs Konstantinopel, Kaiser Ludwig von Bayern, Khan von Kathay ( China )
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I believe this was the shield of Wilhem Ritter Von Bamburg, who was a major idiot in the late Middle Ages. He kept falling into the river drunk on cheap wine, so the mayor made him lord of the Alpine towels.
Excellent knowledge, thanks for sharing!
I’m pretty sure it’s a joke, unless they spelled something wrong.
Searching for Wilhem Ritter Von Bamburg provides nothing but this thread on Google, DDG, and Kagi.
There’s more reliable information in another thread below.
Wilhem isn’t a real first name, and Bamburg isn’t a real place (Bamberg is).
Can anybody read this?
I think it's -ambu- in the middle? -ambuhrg?
I see a Ludwig von Beyrn above
I have no idea but this is the source image:
https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/bsb00043104/image_45
found via tineye.com in wikimedia commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wernigeroder_Wappenbuch_045.jpg
It's in the section "größtenteils erfundende Landes- und Kaiserwappen", so "mainly made up country- and emporers coats of arms"
Großhund von Zambulow.
I guess […] von Hamburg?
Reminds me of something Vimes would have seen in Discworld when he was researching coats of arms.
They were a clean family, a rare, and notable trait in the Olden Days.
Unless those pink spots are period blood