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Heraldry Symbols and Meanings - Coat of Arms Symbols - 0 views

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coatofarms

shared by Garth Holman on 27 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • Garth Holman on 27 Jan 15
     
    Explain the parts of your coat of arms.
Garth Holman

ImaginOn: Fun & Games Activities: Create a Coat of Arms - 0 views

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coatofarms expained

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  • Garth Holman on 27 Jan 15
     
    This coat of arms let you build it and then explains what you picked and what it means.
Garth Holman

The Middle Ages for Kids - Coat of Arms, Shields, Herald, Heraldry - 0 views

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Coatofarms Middleages shields

shared by Garth Holman on 22 Dec 11 - Cached
  • People in medieval times used personal and family banners and shields to express their identity and status in society. Think of your school logo, or the logo of a professional sports team
  • Heraldry includes a family motto and a family coat of arms. The actual design of the coat of arms followed a pattern, although each was distinctive. 
  • As time went on, a family's heraldry was recorded so that no one could copy the pattern or take it for themselves.
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  • In the Middle Ages, a distinctive coat of arms was used to identify each noble family. Each item in the design had meaning. 
  • Once a coat of arms was adopted by a family, the design was placed on shields held by knights of the manor, embroidered on tapestries, and carved in stone throughout the castle or manor house. It was placed on swords and on banners and even burnt into the top of breads on special occasions. A family's heraldry was important. It said, "This is who we are, and we are special." That is heraldry.
  • Since most people could not read, heraldry was invented.
  • design and short saying
  • They put their coat of arms, showing their heraldry, on banners, shields, tapestries and anything else they could think of.
  • coat of arms has a specific meaning
  • brave as a lion
  • Garth Holman on 22 Dec 11
     
    Background on a coat of arms.
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Middle Ages for Kids: Knight's Coat of Arms - 0 views

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middle middleages medieval coatofarms

shared by dcs-armstrong on 26 Jan 18 - No Cached
  • Red was the color of a warrior and nobility. Other colors included blue for truth and sincerity, black for piety and knowledge, and green for hope and joy. The colors in heraldry are called tinctures.
  • the lion stood for majesty and strength, the elephant for wit and ambition, the boar for courage and ferocity, and the sun for power and glory.
  • Knights and nobles in the Middle Ages often had a coat of arms.
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  • "heraldry"
  • coat of arms was used to distinguish one knight from another. When a knight had on his full armor, including plate mail and helmet, even his friends couldn't recognize him. Because of this, knights began to paint symbols on their shields.
  • job of people called heralds to keep track of the different coats of arms.
  • A coat of arms belonged to the family of the knight. He would pass the coat of arms down to his eldest son.
  • Knights and nobles in the Middle Ages often had a coat of arms.
    • dcs-armstrong
      dcs-armstrong on 13 Feb 20
       
      Peasants did NOT have their own coat of arms
    • dcs-armstrong
      dcs-armstrong on 13 Feb 20
       
      Peasants did NOT have their own coat of arms.
  • original coats of arms had fairly simple designs
  • As there became more and more
  • designs became more complicated in order for each one to be unique.
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