Warnia is a
Polish coat of arms
The coat of arms of Poland is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background.
In Poland, the coat of arms as a whole is referred to as ''godło'' both in official documents and colloquial speech, despite the fact that ...
. It was used by several
szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...
families in the times of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
Blazon
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
* Ćwirko-Godycki Michał (1901–1980), Polish anthropologist. Professor at the
Adam Mickiewicz University and the academy of physical education in
Poznań. Author of many academic works.
See also
*
Polish heraldry
*
Heraldry
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branch ...
*
Coat of arms
Bibliography
* Andrzej Kulikowski: Wielki herbarz rodów polskich. Warszawa: Świat Książki, 2005, s. 356. .
Polish coats of arms
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