Extensive glossary describes heraldic terms and terms for types of armor, weapons, and related equipment.

Series of articles about English heraldry includes why certain colors are used in heraldry and the way shields are arranged.

Learn the correct heraldic terms in several European languages for each component of a coat of arms by browsing an illustrated atlas.

Enter a heraldic term and its language of origin to translate the term into its French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, or Dutch equivalent.

Huge collection of articles on heraldry. Includes FAQs, a bibliography, and pictures of national, religious, and university coats of arms.

Library of Congress provides a selective bibliography of reference books about heraldry and family crests.

Basic collection of links offers dictionaries, societies and clan and nobility information. Includes a list of flag sites.

Glossary explains terms dealing with Britain's peerage, orders of knighthood, and the age of chivalry.

Learn about some of the rules for bearing a coat of arms, as well as the heraldic rules for how those arms are devised.

Encyclopedia entry offers the origins of this ancestral research hobby,or find a description of common types of heraldic design and blazonry.

Read a historical look at the use of heraldry, including arms posthumously granted to Adam and Eve.

See the tartans and family crests of the clans of Scotland, learn about Scottish myths, and play the Guess the Tartan game.

Learn about the historical usage and regulations of heraldry in Spain and Portugal.