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copy of the Muth family crest was made for us by Otfried Eger, who's family
has a much older copy. Mrs Eger's maiden name was Muth, though she
said she had traced her family back seven generations and had not found
a connection with our's. The Eger's lived at 45 Hauptstrasse, Obrigheim,
which is right across the street from the old Muth home (that is believed
to be pictured in an old album.) My father said that a relative of
Mrs Eger's, whom we meet when we visited in 1970, was the "spitting image"
of his aunt Emma (also in the album).
When
Otfried sent us our copy, he included the following information (which
is, unfortuantely, all I know about it at this time):
The Muth's,
descended from the Electorate of Kulmbach, are an honest and good generation.
They have in their crest in the black quarter, a lion with a rose, symbolising
the meaning of the family name -- "Mut" meaning "Courage" -- and at the
same time, tendeness [or chivalry?]. The crest has on the top a crowned
helm and a cock, the latter being the symbol of vigilance. The crowned
helmet is to show not only the honesty of the family, but also that a member
was employed at the royal court. The crest was given to the Muth
family by Kaiser Fredrich the Thrid, anno 1442.
The reason
the crest was granted is not known, but might be inferred from the symbolisim
involved.
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