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They are crossed pilgrim staves, as several here have noted. Looking at medieval depictions of pilgrims, a walking staff is probably the second most common badge (after the scallop shell) worn on hats and cloaks. Sometimes as a crossed pair, either behind a shell or on their own, and sometimes...
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