It’s surprisingly hard to buy souvenirs with the Shrewsbury loggerheads on them; the shops which stock them are very few. So – thank you to the SY Trophies shop, which has a small but beautiful choice. There are toddlers' T-shirts (often used by teddy-bears!) as well as fridge magnets.
These examples of the Shrewsbury loggerheads (as opposed to the Shropshire loggerheads) are in ‘langued’ style, ie they have their tongues sticking out.
No one has found a real reason as to why some heraldic animals are langued, although there is a (largely uncorroborated) theory that coats of arms, used on a battlefield, had to be easily recognisable from distance. So, long protruding tongues, in vibrant colours, were some kind of help…
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A book has been published to celebrate 600 years of the loggerheads - click here to find out more.
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