This is just speculation, but the old lion at the top could signify a leader of some kind, but an old one with old traditions. The knight beneath him might represent an enforcer of the leader, or else a military power. The three pigs (3's a magic number) are usually disdainful animals, so they might represent those who society looks down upon. The angry lion, caged by the triangle, sits beneath the pigs, indicating that the lion is seen as someone even lesser than the pigs (perhaps even shit on by them).Reginald said:
My father's CoA, according to Google Image Search. I go by a different name, so I guess it doesn't really count. Still. What's up with those lions? They don't look very healthy. Or brave. They look like sickly, cowardly, crap lions. The bottom one looks a bit pissed off, probably because it's so shitty, but the top one jut looks like it wants to go home and take a nap. And what's up with those disembodied boar heads? Those herbs, what're they meant to be? Herbs? Are those eagles floating around those herbs?
The name I go by is so common that there seem to be a few too many Coats of Arms to pick from.
I think that one's just the sample, because I got the same even after running different names through it.Heronblade said:Well, here is the one tied to my surname:
Bloody French putting flowers in everything, bleh.
The majority of my bloodline is actually Irish and Celtic, I'd much rather have something representative of that heritage. Perhaps the base Claddagh symbol surrounded by Celtic knotwork. Dark Green or Red for the primary color
http://college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.htmCollege Of Arms said:Q. Do coats of arms belong to surnames?
A. No. There is no such thing as a 'coat of arms for a surname'. Many people of the same surname will often be entitled to completely different coats of arms, and many of that surname will be entitled to no coat of arms. Coats of arms belong to individuals. For any person to have a right to a coat of arms they must either have had it granted to them or be descended in the legitimate male line from a person to whom arms were granted or confirmed in the past.
Hey that's my family's coat of arms as well.IrishBerserker said:This is my familys coat of arms and I wouldn't change it.