Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms/Family Crest Project

In a variety of regions throughout the Post-Classical Era, various symbols relative to those cultures represent the Hummel family through the themes faith, knowledge, courage, diligence, and unity. The Post-Classical Era is perceived to range from 600 A.D. to 1450 A.D., other names for the Post-Classical Era are the Medieval Era, or the Middle Ages. There is no specific year for the start or end of the Post-Classical Era, it is mostly an estimate. Many societies during this time used symbols to represent different ideas that they held. The theme faith generally refers to religious beliefs and ideology, ranging from monotheistic beliefs to Pagan ideologies. Knowledge contains what an individual or the society as a whole thought about learning, or what they used to represent their state of learning. Courage shows the heart that a person or the entire society has, also showing the morals and how brave this person is. Diligence calls attention to the work ethic of a society, whether it is hard-working or lethargic. Unity, of course, is what fuses a society together, and many civilizations have specific symbols that have united people. Overall, faith, knowledge, courage, diligence, and unity represent the religious and academic nature of a family, as well as the hard-working and unified side as well. There are symbols of all of these themes in post-classical societies, showing that throughout history, these qualities have remained important.

Throughout history, religions change as new faiths arise and others decline, but faith has still always been an important aspect of society, therefore many societies have specific symbols for faith. In the Post-Classical Era, Christianity was a rising religion that continued gaining popularity. One of the religious symbols associated with Christianity is the dove. A dove is usually on flags or used as