The Le Roux Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms and Heraldy are a source of charm and bring also a real historical interest and value. Incidentally, the name "Coat of Arms" comes from the practice of the knight wearing a cloth coat over his armor – a coat on which his identifying arms were sewn. The knight, therefore, wore a coat-of-arms.
The Le Roux Coat of Arms
(in the old heraldic language) is as follows: "Red: with a chevron, between in upper portion two stars and in base one ring, all gold." Above the shield and helmet is the crest which is described as: "One tree of green." Family mottoes are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times. A motto was not recorded with the Le Roux Coat of Arms.
The chevron has been often placed on the shield to send a message to others that its bearer had reached a notable prowess and valor (all gold) .
The vertical lines were to describe the courage and creative power. The shield that did cover the full head and neck also did indicate that the bearer has already been participating to a battle.
The
Ribbon: On which the words or names appear might be at the bottom and under the shield. (We decided unilaterally to put LeRoux’s name onto the ribbon.)
Under the old heraldic rules, only the oldest sons of any given families were authorized to detain, to own and to wear the Coat of Arms of their ancestors, other sons would have to apply to the Herald and seek their very own Coat of Arms designed and registered.
