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Surnames Associated with this Crest:
Barlande
Barling
Fonnereau
Crest Symbolism: This crest features a lion, the most common and potent beast in heraldry, depicted in the "rampant" position—standing on its hind legs with forelegs raised, representing deathless courage, strength, and a readiness to strike or defend. The lion is supporting a "garb," the heraldic term for a sheaf of wheat. The garb is a classic symbol of the harvest, signifying agricultural abundance, prosperity, and peace. Together, this combination suggests a family that values both martial strength and peaceful prosperity, or perhaps protection over the fruits of one's labor and land.
("Plate 1, Crest 7" Fairbairn, J. (1905). Fairbairn’s book of crests of the families of Great Britain and Ireland)
