Knights and nobles in the Middle Ages often had a coat of arms. This was a special symbol that represented their family. Having a special symbol or coat of arms is often called "heraldry".
How did having a coat of arms get started?
The first 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. They eventually began to put the symbol on their banner and the coat they wore over their armor. This is how it got the name "coat of arms".
The Herald
Each coat of arms needed to be unique. However, there were so many knights that it was tough to keep track of who had what symbol. It became the job of people called heralds to keep track of the different coats of arms. They made sure that new coats of arms were unique. They also kept track of who each coat of arms belonged to.
In this video you will see what the Spanish Coat of Arms means:
Here it's what you have to do today:
FIRST, WATCTH THIS VIDEO and THE SLIDESHOW BELOW:
THEN, CREATE YOUR PERSONAL COAT OF ARMS
Show that you are unique and wonderful individual and have had different influences to make you awesome perons you are today!
- Choose a temple or create your own.
- Choose your symbols to match what is important in your life here you have some possible symbols for a coat of arms
- Take a look at the lists you have below. They can give you ideas, and they tell you what different colours, lines, beasts, birds, plants, and other symbols represent.
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