Ogończyk coat of arms

Ogończyk
Details
Battle cry Powała, Sudkowicz
Alternative names Cauda, Hogon, Ogon, Ogoniec, Powała, Pogończyk
Earliest mention 1384
Families
Cities Nekla, Pińczów
Gminas Gmina Boniewo, Gmina Kikół, Gmina Kotlin

Ogończyk is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

History

Although the coat of arms was first mentioned in an armorial of 1384, it is probable that it stems from early mediaeval Slavic signs for marking the cattle. After the Union of Horodło of 1413 several Lithuanian boyar families were adopted to it. With time it also spread to Prussia, where several Germanized families used it.

Blazon

Gules, half an argent arrow heading upwards, supported by half of a ring. Out of the crest coronet two bare maiden hands (sometimes armed hands), holding a ring, all proper.

Notable bearers

Ogończyk in the tympanon of a palace in Czacz

Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:

See also

Bibliography

References

  1. Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku (2007)
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