Monday 27 July 2015

Arcu atque animo

"Arcu atque animo" is the motto of the Royal Company of Archers, which is the Queen's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland.  It means: "with bow and spirit", which is, of course, a suitable motto for such a body.

I discussed arcus and its near homophones in an earlier post Arca, arcus & arx