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ROODMAN



Roodman Origins:
Jewish

Coat of Arms:
A gold shield with a red rose and a red chief featuring two silver spurs.

Crest:
Description not available
Roodman coat of arms
Chief.  From the French Chef.  Which means the head or uppermost position of the shield.  It is one of the honourable Ordinaries and occupies one third of the upper part of the field.  Gu. a Chief or. The Arms of Hampstead.  The Chief may be of any of the forms of lines used in heraldry.  When the Chief is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "On a Chief".  But when any charge is placed in the upper part of the shield, in the place of the Chief it is said to be "In Chief."

Chief Points.  The Chief, or upper part of the shield contains three points, viz.  the Dexter chief point; the middle chief point; and Sinister chief point.



The full mantle consists of the shield displaying the arms that was given to the person bearing this surname; a banner with surname; a helmet; and family crest [if known]. See a sample of full mantle by - at right. Normally the crest is displayed atop the helmet. To order a full mantle with coat of arms and family crest click here
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