Cornish Cornish HeraldryHeraldryRepresenting Identity!Representing Identity!

What is heraldryWhat is heraldry??

Heraldry is the profession, study or art of Heraldry is the profession, study or art of granting, creating or giving granting, creating or giving armsarms..

Heraldry developed around a thousand years Heraldry developed around a thousand years ago, so knights on the battlefield could identify ago, so knights on the battlefield could identify each other. each other.

The art is The art is symbolicsymbolic,, which means colours which means colours and symbols chosen all have special and symbols chosen all have special meaningsmeanings..

Coats of armsCoats of arms

Coats of arms have a central Coats of arms have a central shield, many symbols, and a shield, many symbols, and a motto. motto.

Coats of arms could also be Coats of arms could also be used on flags, family tombs used on flags, family tombs or as wax seals. or as wax seals.

They can be inherited.They can be inherited.

Some examples…Some examples…

Whose coat of arms is this?

Wealth from the sea

Mineral wealthNative bird

Symbol of the Duchy

The sea

The bezants The motto

Examples…Examples…

Which newlywed did this recently created coat of arms belong to?

Her mother’s maiden name is Goldsmith…

The central division is a word play on her surname

Three acorns represent children and Englishness

White chevrons represent hills and mountains, a love of sport…

Blue and red are the colours of the union flag

The tied ribbon is a sign of being unmarried

Cornish examples…Cornish examples…

The Eliot family of Port Eliot’s coat of arms…

And the Robartes family’s from Lanhydrock…

More Cornish examples…More Cornish examples…

The Godolphin family arms, from Godolphin House…

And the Killigrews of Arwenack manor (Falmouth)…

When two families combine (e.g. through When two families combine (e.g. through marriage), their coats of arms can combine marriage), their coats of arms can combine too… Some people just like to show off! too… Some people just like to show off!

This belongs to the Enys family, of Penryn…

Designing your coat of arms, step 1:Designing your coat of arms, step 1:

Use the worksheet pick your shield design…Use the worksheet pick your shield design…

Use the worksheet to pick your colours, animals Use the worksheet to pick your colours, animals and symbols – or come up with symbols of your and symbols – or come up with symbols of your own identity.own identity.

Designing your coat of arms, step 2: Designing your coat of arms, step 2:

People chose their mottos depending on People chose their mottos depending on their values, or sometimes because the their values, or sometimes because the mottos sounded like their surname! For mottos sounded like their surname! For example:example:

Vive ut vivas – Vive ut vivas – the Vivian family. the Vivian family. Neither timidly nor rashly Neither timidly nor rashly – the Rashleigh – the Rashleigh

family.family. Kerensa hwilas kerensa Kerensa hwilas kerensa (Love seeks out (Love seeks out

love) - the Polwhele family.love) - the Polwhele family.

Designing your coat of arms, step 3:

Choose a motto…

Your motto (2)Your motto (2)

On your guidance sheets are different On your guidance sheets are different examples of Cornish mottos. examples of Cornish mottos.

You can listen to how these are You can listen to how these are pronounced!pronounced!

If you would like to create a new Cornish If you would like to create a new Cornish motto you can e mail the Cornish motto you can e mail the Cornish Language Partnership who will translate Language Partnership who will translate it for you!it for you!

Ottomma!Ottomma!

Hand your coat of arms down Hand your coat of arms down

through your family for through your family for generations to come! generations to come!