A Knight's Shield and it's symbolism

[emonom]

Symbolism on shields for knights meant everything from, families, to whom they served, to their church down to even feats done. There are many conflicting meanings but I offer one site that did most the filtering. So you may decipher what your shield could mean and share it. Below I'll share Luke's shield and it's meaning

Website -> www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htmlink

Example: Luke's  shield

White - Peace and sincerity

White Fur - Dignity
Purple - Justice, Royal majesty.
Crown - Adversity
Griffin - Valour and death-defying bravery; vigilance;

[winterglass]

While not a knight, the young mercenary Tarinius Auvrey has adopted the following coat of arms:

Sable, a gryphon rampant or armed within a bordure of the charge.

(To translate from heraldic: A golden gryphon standing upright, some elements (particularly claws and beak) painted in separate colours, on a black background with a gold border.)

He doesn't claim these as arms of knighthood - they're just the colours he displays.

In terms of symbolism, the gryphon symbolises valour and ferocity. The red tint on the claws is a reference to not being afraid to get one's hands bloody. The gold coloration might indicate nobility (he's from a minor and foreign aristocratic family, and can claim no rank within Cormyr at this time) or wealth (perhaps, as a mercenary, he courts Waukeen's favour?). And the black background symbolises either dark work done, or work done in dark places - a not uncommon sentiment either way for chartered adventurers.

[kasama]

I smell Scadian

[winterglass]

Nah, got into the cool weirdness of heraldry by other means - was originally introduced to it via a Pratchett novel.