Świnka coat of arms
Template:Short description Template:Infobox PolishCoA Świńka (Polish for "Boar") is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta (noble) families.
History
The Świńka dynasty possesses one of the oldest recorded coats of arms in Poland. According to legend, the history of the Świńka family began in 712, when a certain Biwoj, squire to Queen Libusza, heroically gifted her a giant boar that he had hunted down in the forest. The queen rewarded him with the coat of arms (though this was long before Western heraldry as we know it developed), the village of Świny (Template:Langx, both referring to pigs) in Silesia, and her daughter. The boar's head in the field and blonde maiden on the crest allude to this tale.
Blazon
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms have included:
- Józef Zajączek, Prince, General
- Andrzej Czacki, Catholic bishop
- Jakub Świnka (1283–1314), Archbishop of Gniezno
- Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski, General in US Civil War
Gallery
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Swinka coat of arms in Baranow-Sandomierski castle. -
Coat of Arms of Counts Czacki
See also
External links
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Bibliography
- Nieznana szlachta polska i jej herby - Wiktor Wittyg
- Herby Rodów Polskich (Polish Coats of Arms) - Mieczysław Paszkiewicz Template:ISBN, reprint of "Herby Szlachty Polskiej" - Zbigniew Leszczyc, 1908