Medieval Warfare Magazine

SHOWING YOUR COLOURS

The image we see here does not look much like a modem coat of arms at all: it is a mounted knight, wearing a colourful cloak and brandishing a sword.

Brief overview

Using a symbol to identify a person or place is a very ancient concept. In Western Europe, a system for displaying different symbols was standardized beginning in the

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