Now we come to the Sword or Battle-Axe.  He only mentions the Battle-Axe in the context of the list, but the Sword is all over Cochrane's letters.  I think which it is depends on the context.  Probably the Battle-Axe was older, replaced by the Sword, but I could be wrong.  I think the symbolism will be consistent regardless of which is used ( Read more... )

The cockerel on a pillar is hard to find.  What does it mean?  I found a couple things that might relate to it.

History of Weathervanes:The popularity of weathervanes exploded when a papal edict from the 9th century A.D. help bring the weathervane to the skies of most of Europe. Rome declared that every church in Christendom must be adorned by a ( Read more... )