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Colors and animals were, and are, used in coats of arms because they are used a symbols.
Coats of arms were used to identify individuals of high status on the battle field when they were otherwise unrecognizable in their armor.
In the Middle Ages, coats of arms were used exclusively by the nobility on flags and armour. Fishermen would not have coats of arms.
The study and science of coats of arms is called heraldry, from heralds (or, heralds of arms), officers who were originally messengers and who displayed and carried the coat of arms appropriate to occasions of state.Today, heralds are still appointed in some countries, either full-time or on a temporary basis, and play an important part in official occasions.The link below gives information about coats of arms, and includes links to other sites.For specific countries' and districts' coats of arms, see the Wikipedia entry for that area, or the homepage of that area's Government.For private coats of arms, you could look at the homepage of the house, family, corporation or other organization you are interested in.
Yes. It is commonly used in scholarly coats-of-arms.
knights used coats of arms to alow themselves to be reconized in battle.
Coats of arms were used by knights to identify themselves to friend a foe when they were encased in armor and not otherwise recognizable.
Coats of arms were not used in Roman times. The Romans used other forms of symbolism and heraldry to represent the state, organs of government, and military units.
Coats of arms have nothing to do with democracy. They are used by democracies and by dictatorships. Their purpose is to identify through symbols a person, institution, or nation.
European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people) and used by them in a wide variety of ways. Historically, they were used by knights to identify them apart from enemy soldiers. In Continental Europe, commoners were able to adopt burgher arms. Unlike seals and emblems, coats of arms have a formal description. In the 21st century, coats of arms are still in use by a variety of institutions and individuals. - Cited from Wikipedia, aswell as generic knowlege.
During the feudal wars of the middle ages at around the 12th century. They were used to distinguish and identify heritage.
Feathers are used as symbols, just like anything else. Some coats of arms include feathers in their symbolism, and some do not.