Heraldry+Hotlist+(Coat+of+Arms)

A Hotlist on Heraldry & Ancestry ﻿ **An Internet Hotlist on Heraldry**   created by Mrs. Fredericks

Introduction Welcome to our unit on Ancestry and Heraldry. Use the links below to find information on your country of origin, music, and coat of arms. Use the sections below for learning how to create your coat of arms. There is a section that will explain all about Heraldry. Then continue to learn about the different symbols. Use the clipart section to get some of your designs.

The Internet Resources 

**What is Heraldry?**  **Find your Coat of Arms & Examples**  **Coat of Arms**  **Clipart**
 * [|Heraldica] - Another good site for learning about Heraldry
 * [|Heraldry Background Information] - Basic information on Heraldry and its origins.
 * [|Knights of Heraldry - Heraldry] - Explains Heraldry and the origins of coats of arms. Good place to start
 * [|European Coat of Arms] - This site has many from Europe.
 * [|Coats of Arms from Ireland and around the World]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|Irish Coats of Arms] - Irish Coats of Arms
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|Free Coats of Arms] - A collection of authentic Coats of Arms derived from various sources.
 * [|My Coat of Arms] – Use the links to find your name
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|James Wolf Heraldry] - Use the descriptions for your coat of arms.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|The Heraldry Society of Scotland] - This has many links for Scottish Heraldry.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|The Last Resort--More Links if you can't find your name...] - Use this if you can't find your name.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|Designing Your Own Coat of Arms] - Use this site if you are designing your own. It will help you decide the colors, sheild, etc to use.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|Heraldic Charges] - Another good site that explains the symbols on a coat of arms.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|Heraldry & the Parts of a Coat of Arms] - Explains the parts of a coat of arms and the meanings behind the symbols
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|Personal Coat of Arms (Blazon) Template] - Another template for sheilds.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|Popular Ways to Divide a Shield] - A coat of arms is not always just one color! Check out the different ways that the colors are divided.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|The Meanings Behind the Symbols] - Explains what the colors, shields, lines and ordinaries, and symbols mean.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">[|Free Heraldry Clipart] - This site has over 3,000 symbols you can use.