Wait now I’m really curious about that folkloric heraldry concept, what is it?
The “Bar Sinister” is a supposed element of heraldry that symbolizes that a person is a bastard!
It’s a bar (line) that crosses to the left (sinister) across a heraldic shield.
There’s no evidence that the “bar sinister” was ever used in actual heraldry, but it comes up in fiction a lot.
Basically someone displaying “the bar sinister” is loudly proclaiming that they are a bastard by birth or by nature XD
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