Genealogists see roots from German:
Baldric--bald for bold,
brave; ric means power
(both easy to sight in you). Perhaps spanned
to Old English as Bealdric; Norman words
of Baldri and Baudri followed, bringing
the 14th Century noun still used now:
baldric—a belt with ornaments slinging
the shoulder, holding sword or bugle (how
apropos for politics and heralds).
Family crest, blue and silver, centered
with shield bearing a cross (could it be called
a crossroad?), serves as stand for knight’s armored
headpiece. I see you in Northumberland,
poised in cottage window, Bard’s book in hand.
Roger Armbrust
December 13
