Just as in the vast majority of other European countries the majority of Serbian surnames are patronymic. This means that the surname Jovanovic would be derived from one of the ancestors with the name of Jovan. In some very rare cases you can see the metronymic naming, but this is very rare. The way surnames […]
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Diversity in heraldry
Regional diversity This article will show in comparison with the rest of Europe why Serbian arms have developed the way they did. It serves as an introduction. More extended articles will be released on the diversity of arms in Serbia. During the early ages of heraldry the same shapes of shields were used, figures and […]
The origin and development of the arms
Living heraldry Heraldry is a science and art. This was not always the case. The science occupies itself with the origin and usage of arms using data present to identify and clarify. The difference between the science and art wasn’t always present. Heraldry developed in the late 12th century. At that time there was no […]
Styles
The early day’s Before we start discussing the arms we first need to point our attention to the shield and its development throughout history and heraldry. The oldest arms to be found was the so called North man shield, the shield was to a man’s height. Gradually it became smaller. It was too hard to […]
Kako da stavim pitanje na forum?
Evo nekoliko saveta kako da istražujete i koristite ovaj sajt . Pre nego što pitate 1.Pre posting koristiti "pretraga" opciju na forumima kako biste prekontrolisali da li je neko već pominjao prezime za kojim ste u potrazi. ,2.Proverite deo za članke u kojima se možda već nalazi odgovor na postavljeno pitanje. Praćenjem ovih tačaka ćete […]
Pitanje i odgovor
Uskoro! […]
Siebmacher; Kingdom of Dalmatia
This edition of Siebmacher deals with heraldry in what was used to be known as the Kingdom of Dalmatia, located in today’s Croatia. The edition is to be known for its genealogical information and heraldic pictures. Specifications: Size: 29 MB Format: Adobe Digital Editions Pages: 255 Language: German (original) Availibility: For SGS Members only Download: […]
New Armorial Achievements of Mladenovac
Belgrade borough of Mladenovac intended for quite some time to adopt new and adequate armorial achievements, being quite unhappy with the inherited pseudo-heraldic emblem granted in the 1970-ies, a spiritual child of an fruitless attempt of the moribund Communist ideology and strivings. However, process of coming to acceptable terms regarding the content of future coat […]
Mapa Srbije iz 1196
Dole je priložena mapa Srbije iz 1196. godine, iz doba vladavine Stefana Nemanje. Ova mapa nam daje okvirne informacije o izgledu Srbije u to doba. Molimo da uzmete u obzir da je ovo prva verzija i da će biti izmena na njoj. [gmap polygon=43.068887774169624,17.42431640625 + 43.117024121350475,17.46826171875 + 43.1811470593997,17.5341796875 + 43.26920624914964,17.589111328125 + 43.34116005412307,17.7099609375 + 43.42898792344155,17.852783203125 + […]
Map of Serbia 1196
Below a map of Serbia in 1196 during the reign of Stefan Nemanja, the map gives an indication how Serbia looked like during that period. […]