Excerpt from Fairbairn's Crests of the Leading Families in Great Britain and Ireland and Their Kindred in Other Lands
Heraldry, the art or science of blazoning or describing in appropriate technical terms coats of arms and other Heraldic and Armorial insignia, was largely employed during the feudal ages to display the exploits of chivalry, and to reward as well as com memorate its triumphs over oppression and violence. But the system is of very ancient origin, long antedating the Christian era. We can trace it back to the Jewish tribes; and subsequently we find it in a more elaborate form in the leading families of Greece and Rome. Who have distinguishing symbols, illustrative of, or pertaining to, deeds of valor or merit performed by their ancestors.
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