A Couple of Heraldic "Strays" in London

I swear, sometimes you just don't know what you're going to find someplace. No, really! Something unexpected, in an unexpected place.

For example, I ran across a foreign shield in, of all places, the Supreme Court Building in London.

I know that it was in the Supreme Court Building, because this is the photograph I took as we entered:

See? "The Supreme Court" big as life.

Anyway, down a hall in the interior, we came across this shield:

Now, I know what you're saying. You're thinking, "Wait a minute! Isn't that the arms of the kingdom of Norway?"

Why, yes. Yes, it is. And I have no doubt that there is a good reason for its placement here. But it is certainly not what I was expecting when I walked in through the doors!

You either, I suppose.

Anyway, a little later and a little ways down the street, up pops another, clearly non-English, coat of arms.

A scarf with the arms of the Football Club of Barcelona, Spain! (I love their motto: "More than a club.")

I have to admit, I have seen these arms more than once over the years, and never, having not traveled to Barcelona or even Spain yet, where I expect to find them. I've seen them on a couple of different vehicles here in the Dallas, Texas area (see the photo immediately below for one example), and now I've seen them in London, England.

Admittedly, though, they probably shouldn't have been as complete a surprise as they were here in London, as this was a street vendor selling, among other things, other football paraphernalia. For example:

The logo/heraldry of the Chelsea Football Club. Admittedly, this last makes more sense to me, since, unless my education has severely let me down, Chelsea is actually in England!

But for Norway and for the Football Club of Barcelona, I have to admit to some surprise at running across these heraldic "strays" so far away from their native home, and here in London, England.