Heraldry, which is the use of inherited coats of arms and other symbols to show personal identity and family lineage, began on the mid-12th century CE battlefield as an easy means to identify medieval royalty and princes who were otherwise unrecognisable beneath their armour. By the 13th century CE, the practice had spread to nobles and knights who began to take pride in bearing the colours and...https://www.worldhistory.org/Medieval_Heraldry/ #EnglishMedievalKnight #MedievalHeraldry #MedievalTournament