> Gules, semy of roses argent, a lion rampant crowned Or trampling a sabre in base proper, his dexter foreleg in the form of a man's arm vambraced and embowed a

> Gules, semy of roses argent, a lion rampant crowned Or trampling a sabre in base proper, his dexter foreleg in the form of a man's arm vambraced and embowed argent garnished Or bearing aloft a sword proper. Translation: Gules: Red Semy: Background Roses argent: Silver roses A lion: A lion Rampant: Standing Crowned Or: With a literal golden crown on its head ("Or" meaning "gold") trampling a saber: stepping on a saber in base proper: the saber should be colored normally his dexter foreleg: The right "arm" in the form of a man's arm: the right "arm" should be a man's vambraced: wearing armor about the forearm and embowed: bent argent: silver garnished Or: decorated with gold ("Or" meaning "gold") bearing aloft: carrying a sword proper: a sword colored normally So, in normal speech, this is a basically a technical specification for: 1. The background should be red with silver roses 2. The foreground should be a standing lion 3. The lion should be wearing a golden crown 4. The lion should be standing on a sword, colored normally 5. The lion's right forearm should be a human's, armored 6. The armor of the forearm should be silver with gold decoration 7. The human-like right forearm should be bent and raised, carrying a sword 8. The sword should be normally colored Anyone who knew heraldry when it was important would be able to take that description and churn out a reasonable facsimile of the crest. The lion isn't stabbing itself in the head any more than a "suicide king" is.