Nowina coat of arms

Nowina called a Polish coat of arms, which of various families of the Polish nobility ( szlachta ) was used in the time of the Polish-Lithuanian Union.

History

Nowina is one of the oldest Polish coat of arms, probably dates from the early Middle Ages, the first time it is documented since the year 1293 on a seal. It was probably even earlier, used to mark cattle. Written it was first mentioned in 1392 in a court protocol. The coat of arms was widespread in Great Poland and the countries of Krakow, Lublin, Sandomierz and Sieradz. After the Union of Horodło in 1413 some boyar families were included in the group of the owner Coat of Arms. The coat of arms altangestammten owner was represented by Mikołaj of Sepno, the newly added by Mikołaj Bejnar.

According to legend, the coat of arms was officially awarded a Polish knight who had it even before the ceremony in use. It was given to him because he had cut off the foot to allow his captain, who was captured together with Him flee. This allowed the captain again take part in the battle just to on-going, and so gain the victory together with his men. In addition to the insignia of the Knight a prosthetic foot of pure gold was given by the King. For this reason you will find the golden foot in the crest of the coat of arms. The legend was first recorded in 1696 by Waclaw Potocki.