heraldry design
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Why Do Some Surnames Have a Coat of Arms and Others Donโt?
Why Do Some Surnames Have a Coat of Arms and Others Don’t? Many people wonder why some surnames appear to have a coat of arms while others do not. The answer lies in how heraldry developed. Historically, coats of arms were granted to individuals or specific family lines rather than to every person with the…
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How would you design your own coat of arms?
If you could design a coat of arms, what would be on it? And just as importantly, why? Many of us like to think that back in the mists of time, our ancestors had impressive heraldry. For example, we might hope that the design on an ancestor’s coat of arms represents that forbear’s deeds of…