Archive for July, 2007
Coat of Arms and Antique Heraldry
Posted on 27. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
I encourage you to visit the ARCHIVES section of this site, many of the shields or coat of arms in this section present interesting information such as traditions, anecdotes and historical events. Other coats of arms we present only present information about people that received some nobiliary title or entered to some military order. [...]
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Heraldry Blog and More
Posted on 25. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
Hello, as many of you may have already noticed the new sections of this blog. In fact what we did is made available the web site Heraldica Sairaf. And this blog, HeraldicaBlog, is part of Heraldica Sairaf. You will notice that the blog looks a bit different compared to the rest of the web site. [...]
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The Medieval Age and Knight Tournaments
Posted on 23. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
Being the Medieval Age such a noble time, it was given almost by general rule that the knights that participated in the tournaments were been godfather by a lady, to the one they dedicated their victories when these were given. Regularly, the tournament was only to defeat the opponent, that was enough and the rivalry [...]
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Medieval Courts and Knight Tournaments
Posted on 16. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
On the description we include next to the coat of arms you can find in our ARCHIVE section, we, usually, mention the Real Chancillería (court) de Valladolid or any other Chancillería.
King Enrique III was a busy man. He had to attend and make decisions about their war with the Moors as well as the problems [...]
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Heraldry in Religion, Education and Sports
Posted on 06. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
The power of the king during the middle ages was not absolute. Gentleman feudales possessed great power too. These feudales had their own army and used their power to their own benefit. They utilized this power to go against the royal authority when needed.
The feudal lives in a castle surrounded by the lands he owns [...]
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Heraldry (Part 2)
Posted on 05. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
According to heraldry experts, Greeks and Romans used heraldry before Christ. They utilized shields with symbols to represent their lineage. Other experts claim that heraldry started during the crusades and knight tournaments.
The early heraldry was implemented with no rule or structure making it nearly impossible for the herald to interpret or decipher the meaning [...]
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Welcome
Posted on 04. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
Hi my name is Eduardo J Farias (EJ Jr.). I am proud to welcome to this new and interesting blog. In the past, I have had the opportunity to work next to my father. Destiny gives me that opportunity once again. This will be an exiting adventure for the both of us and hope you [...]
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HERALDRY 101
Posted on 04. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
The first sign of heraldry was in the form of shields with symbols representing an army and its core values or a kingdom. At the beginning, heraldry was not used to represent a single person or family. But later this changed and people started using heraldry to visually represent their name and family as [...]
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New Aventure
Posted on 04. Jul, 2007 by El Heraldo.
Today is a very special day. I start a new adventure with this blog about heraldry and genealogy. I am glad that I will be able to communicate and share with you my knowledge about these topics through this medium. Together we will learn more about social behavior as well as past cultural [...]
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