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Password Please enter your Password. Forgot password? Don't have an account? Sign in via your Institution. Amongst these was John I of Bohemia, famous for being both blind and brave. As the battle turned against France and her allies, John demanded to be led in to battle by his guiding knights. It is one of the best legends to explain the origins of a heraldic device. It is also almost certainly a myth. What is much more likely is that the Black Prince assumed the device as a nod to his aristocratic mother.
It only takes a small sidestep and a heraldic pun to turn Ostrevent into Ostrich, and thus create a new device. Alternatively, it could have been picked up from the Counts of Luxembourg, also related to the Hainaults, who had a badge featuring an ostrich.
There are various stories accounting for the German language motto. Ich dien is a contraction of ich diene , or I serve. Some legends say it was the motto of King John of Bohemia , others that on winning the battle a German servant of the Black Prince dropped to his knees and proclaimed the words.
Another has the Black Prince picking his way through the battlefield and spotting the shield of a dead German mercenary. A more credible reason is that it indicated his loyalty to his father, the King.
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