Coat of Arms

Sometime during the twelfth century the concept of heraldry came into prominent use. Knights began to have their shields and other equipment decorated with marks of identification. These marks and colors evolved into a way to identify the bearer as a member of a certain family, clan, or allegiance to a feudal lord.

The lords, and their knights and all their followers displayed the lord's coat of arms on pennants, shields, and battle dress. Families and clans of families were identified by these symbols.

To the best of my knowledge no "official" Coat of Arms exists for the Oshel Family, although I understand many "unofficial" ones do exist, most of which are mock ups made by commercial coats of arms companies.
Possibly we can once and for all make something official .
If we can get enough submissions of artwork, we can vote for an official coat of arms.

If you have a Coat of Arms you would like to submit for consideration, (I'm begging)
contact webmaster@oshel.com

	The Coat of Arms illustrated at the left was drawn by a professional Heraldry Artist Click Here to View the full sized document. Submitted by Clifford G. Oshel
	The Coat of Arms illustrated at the left is a computer generated representation of the above Coat of Arms by Graphic Artist Robert P. Morace based on the historiography and description that was created for Clifford G. Oshel in 1973
	Another graphic artists interpretation of the Oshel Family Crest If you read The Term "Family Crest -- A Problem of Semantics? you would understand that the value of these Coats of Arms lie in the art work rather than any Historical or Genealogical significance. Pick one you like and call it your Family Coat of Arms.
	Hand drawn rendition of a Coat of Arms used by A.J. Oshel
	Possible digital rendition of A.J.Oshel's Crest

The Family Coat of Arms