. itie te WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1972

BM ee COR THE GEERAERT NAME. |
Boor name took its initial formation between the 11th amb
13th. seataries and Bis ficst recorded asa descriptive ideutiti-

vention te distingnish one. person fron siother, Ry 1499 it, had-
» beroue a recognized surname and was passed ou te others in the
. fanily. Ghanging, Strengh the centuries it has autated te its

. present: forn;

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‘Ob iM the tine len. ‘your: name ‘walver the Crusades began in the:

; year logs. wmder: the direction of Pope firban u, “the need for
identituing synbals arose and. these took the form of coute-of-
ara, “Heralds recorded these armorial benrings and it is ‘Feo
these records that we habe conti rned the reat: at ares for ‘your:
“family. name, | Ghe tinctures and charges represented it the coat
af-atae offer a fink with the honors af. ‘the past te the present
bearer af the tame. Ancient warriors and. statesme:t of the Bane
name, it tot af he same fantly lineige, mere responsible for the
emer genre of civilization and society from the era hich we ne
call the ‘bark ages! to the nelp Darton. of the thenti eth century.
is cuulikely thet vol witl find « cout-of-arus exactly ‘ithe
. "ame ag your otat becanse in the niddte ages when Heraldry bos a
_ fume tional sei mee records of arms granis existed in, great.
un ers. and were mider the control of the Weralds, | he shape
of the shield ot. wirice Laur cont-of-arns has been ‘bra dates.
back te the 13th: veentary. ts awe tion then as to ward otf

areata shot fron the cross-boo, blows from Habe ad protection ~