A lion rampant sable

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Surnames Associated with this Crest:

• Beynon
• Blodlow
• Casamajor
• Casmajor
• Clapham
• Gibbines
• Gibbins
• Girandot
• Griffith
• Jefferis
• Ludlow
• Marney
• Morgan
• Norfolk
• Northfolke
• Powell
• Price
• Pritchard
• Pullyn
• Rose
• Thorne
• Walne
• Webb-Bowen
• Weyland

Crest Symbolism:

This crest displays a lion rampant sable, depicted as a powerful black lion standing erect on its left hind leg with its forelegs raised in a striking position. In the language of heraldry, the lion is regarded as the king of beasts and is the most frequent of all heraldic charges, symbolizing deathless courage, dauntless valor, strength, and royalty. The "rampant" attitude is considered the most noble of positions, signifying a fierce readiness to fight and defend. The tincture sable (black) is traditionally associated with constancy, wisdom, and prudence. The lion stands upon a torse, a twisted wreath of cloth representing the band used to secure the mantling to a knight's helmet.

("Plate 1, Crest 10" Fairbairn, J. (1905). Fairbairn’s book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland)