No, this isn't something from an alternative version of The Twelve Days of Christmas! Martlets are simply small birds used as a heraldic design. A type of swallow, they are traditionally depicted without feet. Specifically, the English county of Sussex uses six gold martlets on a blue shield as the county flag, and this post is all about Sussex!
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Showing posts with label Sussex. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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