Coat of Arms

This week we looked at the meanings behind the colours, animals and symbols found on a coat of arms.  Some children even looked up their family coat of arms.  We discovered that there can be more than one coat of arms for a family.  Here are some photos when Mrs Robinson visited Marksberg Castle on a hill in Braubach located on the Rhine River in Germany.  You can see more about this castle here: Marksberg Castle.

Braubach, Germany.  Marksberg Castle in the background

 Marksberg Castle

Knight's armour

 Family shields

Can you find out what the yellow and red colours and the lion symbolise?

Coat of Arms meanings

The meanings of the colours and symbols on a coat of arms

You can create a coat of arms at one of the following websites:
http://www.imaginon.org/fun/whippingboy/createacoatofarms.asp
http://www.parkfieldict.co.uk/infant/castles/coat_of_arms.swf

How much do you know about how to describe a coat of arms?
Try this game http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/