These coats of arms follow the Norwegian heraldic tradition of being very simple in design.
Iceland does not have a strong sense of heraldic tradition, however, because the country lacks a governing body to oversee this.
There are several private organizations working to advance heraldic traditions in the United States.
As in some other European heraldic traditions, the most prominent among the animals is the eagle.
In many heraldic traditions, only a king of arms has the authority to grant armorial bearings.
These disparate elements were brought together in the Polish heraldic tradition by bearing the same coat of arms and using the clan name.
It comes out of a Spanish heraldic tradition that's funky.
Danish heraldry use the same divisions as are common in other heraldic traditions.
The Danish military has a long heraldic tradition.
But other groups of society quickly took up the heraldic tradition.