Charles Noel coat of arms - St Peter - Brooke, Rutland - Coats of Arms on Waymarking.com

"Charles Noel, born in Brooke in 1591, was the second son of Sir Andrew Noel the builder of the now demolished Brooke House and his wife Mabel, and was only 28 years old when he died. Behind his heels he is wearing 'rowelled' spurs. These along with the hands, legs, seat and voice were used to control the knight's horse and in battle it was important that the horse obeyed immediately. The spurs of a mediaeval knight were gilded (covered with gold) and those of their squires were silvered (covered with silver). It was a squire's aim 'to win his spurs' as the gilded spurs were seen as the badge of knighthood.

The heraldic description of the Noel coat of arms is ’Gules, fretty Or, a canton ermine’. This means a red latticework on a gold background, with a little square at the corner to represent a white ermine cape with black ermine tails. The small black crescent shape on the white ‘canton’ showed that Charles Noel was a second son.
A knight had a duty to the King to provide troops in time of war. The knight and his officers would wear distinctive designs such as these 'coats of arms' on coats and shields so that they and their men could identify each other in battle and so keep together and support each other as a team. Football shirts have a similar purpose, to identify your team."

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Burgher (used by famous commoner) Full name of the bearer: Charles Noel Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?: Chancel of St Peter's church, Brooke Material / Design: Stone Blazon (heraldic description): Gules, fretty Or, a canton ermine Address: St Peter Church Lane Brooke, Rutland England LE15 8RE Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link] Web page about the bearer of Coat of Arms (if exists): Not listed

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