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I have been staring at the carvings in St Levan church again (St Levan, west
Cornwall), and have found a pair of wyverns on a pew end (which I'm sure
have been noted before) -- and also a possible wyvern head at the end of a long
cap on a young man's head.
The number of wyverns in this little church (there are many on the
roodscreen) is leading me to wonder whether there is some direct heraldic purpose in
its depiction. Does anyone know where I could look further into the
symbolism?
Would someone tell me what to call a cap with a long tail (which could
double as a scarf?)?
And is it common to put symbols at the end of these caps?
Susan
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