House Morvand

“Ce qui est dû, est payé”

A house of 65 members across 11 generations.

Only a steward can change the arms and the succession

What the arms mean

Shield shapeHeaterThe usual knightly shield of the 13th and 14th centuries. The shape shows period and fashion, not a symbol.
ColourPurpureRoyal majesty and sovereignty: the purple of kings.
ColourOrGenerosity and wealth: the gold of the sun.
DivisionBendyDiagonal stripes running the way a bend runs.
ChargeFull moon · ArgentThe watch of the night and a bright, quiet mind.

These meanings are a later tradition. Medieval heralds mostly chose a charge for how it looked, or as a pun on the family's name.

The number of figures, where they stand and which way they face are choices of design, with no fixed meaning.

Succession