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The
charge alludes to the
victory of Ywain's
ravens over Arthur's
squires in the "Dream of
Rhonabwy" from the
Mabinogion. It also
represents the truce
between Ywain and Arthur
which followed that
victory as well as their
subsequent collective
decision to accept a
truce with the Saxons.
The
raven is on a mount Vert
because the armiger
lives in Vermont (from
the French “green
mountain”).
The crest is partly a
cant on the armiger’s
surname (the gauntlet as
a mitten) but with the
lances Gules it has
developed into something
a bit more meaningful to
the charge and motto.
The gauntlet is sinister
because the armiger is
left-handed, and also
represents a "sinister"
force, bearing lances
Gules (a weapon
tinctured to indicate
blood, pain, anger,
etc.).
The
raven has already broken
one weapon and stands
defiantly against the
others that may come.
This is alluded to by
the motto, which is a
phrase repeated by
Arthur in Rhonabwy.
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