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Activity:
MEDIEVAL HERALDRY
UNIT 1 (EARLY MIDDLE AGES)
IES CAMILO JOSÉ CELA
HERALDRY: the practice of creating or studying coats of
arms, a symbol of a family's identity & values.
Coats of arms seem to have been first used by
counts & marches in Carolingian times during
the reign of Charlemagne (768 – 814).
They began to be used due to the need to
distinguish participants quickly & easily in
combat. Each knight chose symbols and colors to represent his family. These coats of arms have
been passed down throughout generations.
Coat of Arms of the
Count of Paris
Coat of Arms of the
County of Aquitaine
Coat of Arms of the
Marquis of Roquefort
A very common symbol in French heraldry is the “Fleur-de-lis”.
Some historians think that the 3 leaves represent the 3 medieval
social classes:
those who worked
those who fought
those who prayed
Others think that it comes from the legend of Clovis (1st king of the
Franks) who had received them from the Virgin at his coronation,
meaning that the Franks’ authority came directly from God.
UK Royal Coat of Arms
Polish Coat of Arms
US “Great Seal”
Kaminski Coat of Arms
INSTRUCTIONS:
Make “clans” (groups) of 4 or 5.
Following the directions you’re going to be given, design a Coat of Arms to represent your clan. Materials you should bring to class:
A3 cardboard
Colours, scissors, glue-stick, glitter…
Be as creative as possible… but make sure that you can explain WHY have you chosen each of the elements of your coat of arms. You will have to present your coat of arms to the rest of the class & you’ll have to explain each of its parts!!
1º) SELECT A SHIELD
http://www.imaginon.org/fun/whippi
ngboy/createacoatofarms.asp
2º) SELECT A COLOR FOR YOUR SHIELD THAT REPRESENTS YOUR CLAN’S VALUES
TRUTH
&
LOYALTY
MILITARY
STRENGHT SORROWHOPE
ROYAL
MAGESTY
&
JUSTICE
3º) SELECT AN ANIMAL THAT REPRESENTS YOUR CLAN’S CHARACTERISTICS
4º) DESIGN A MANTLING (a piece of ornamental cloth depicted issuing from a helmet and surrounding a shield)
5º) SELECT YOUR SUPPORTERS
6º) ADD A MOTTO THAT REPRESENTS YOUR CLAN’S CHARACTERISTICS
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