Feet of Clay (Terry David John Pratchett) читать бесплатно онлайн полную версию книги

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The names of the heralds are adapted from terms used in English heraldry. ‘Pursuivant’ is simply the title for an assistant herald. English pursuivants include the Rouge Croix (cf. Terry’s Croissant Rouge) and Bluemantle (Terry gives us the ‘Pardessus Chatain’ or ‘Brown Overcoat’).

Senior to the pursuivants are the kings of arms, although none really corresponds to ‘Dragon’. This has been linked with ‘Dracula’ — the most famous vampire of all — which is itself a title meaning ‘little dragon’. It also harks back to Guards! Guards!, in which a dragon actually became king of Ankh-Morpork, albeit briefly.