The Wahl Surname Coat of Arms

Thanks to Ross for sending these graphics and their descriptions to me,
and allowing me to display them here.

"This Coat Of Arms dates back to 10 May 1240.
Attached is what would be considered the crest. The yellowish and red from the helmet are important as these are the colors that represent Wahl.
They would be the colors of banners and the colors tied to a helmet, around polearm, hung from a sword etc so that in hand to hand fighting you wouldn't accidently engage against your own people.
By what I have found there were two crests before this one. Not only is this the newest one but it is of the highest rank.
Helmet of crest indicates rank and the scroll on top the helmet indicates land grant. There was a crest from 1120 & from 1190. This one from 1240."

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The Crest

"Crest is the heart of the coat of arms. Basically coa consists of shield, mantling, helm, wreath, charges, and crest.
The helm is the helmet and its style represents stature at time of the origin. Shield usually represents a time period, as per what was used.
The crest is whatever is above the helm. The wreath is on the sides and the colors are normally important.
Mantle is the cloth and usually official colors. Name banner and motto banner are add-ons. An example is, movies in which you see Richard the Lionheart with three cats which is what represented his crest and was not his coat of arms.
I think he was a third son which is why he used three what people call lions but weren't.
Modern times the combination of the shield, helm,and crest are called the family crest. The entire thing is called the coat of arms. There is a circle on the bootom of ouyr shield. I can't say for sure but.... There is an emblem to represent which son a person was. Along this train of thought a circle represents the fifth son."

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