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Article: Owen Glendower's crest and the Scottish campaign of 1384-1385.(Critical Essay)
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- Medium Aevum
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- March 22, 2004
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A striking glimpse of Owen Glendower occurs in the work of Ernest Jacob, who refers to the young warrior 'on the Scottish expedition of 1385, during the course of which Iolo Goch describes him while at Berwick "wearing in his helmet the scarlet feather of a flamingo"'. (1) Of Glendower's service at Berwick we now know more. As early as 1 March 1384 'howeyn Glyndourde' is listed amongst men-at-arms of Sir Degory or Gregory Sais (mentioned in Iolo's poem). (2) But the detail of his crest remains intriguing. One wonders why Glendower wore this feather and how it reached him from southern Europe or beyond (where flamingos live). The puzzlement increases on consulting OED, ...
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