  syrokomla - is a polish coat of arms. it was used by several szlachta families in the times of the polish-lithuanian commonwealth. ==history== according to the legend, the coat of arms was granted to certain knight named syrokomla of abdank coat of arms after he won a duel with a pagan prussian warrior in 1331 during the reign of ladislaus the short. after this victory he was awarded with a right to add a golden cross to his coat of arms, to underline that he is one of the defenders of christianity. ==blazon== gules, abdank (w-shaped symbol) argent, with a cross or (sometimes argent) attached above. in the crest the symbol repeated. ==notable bearers== notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * bohdan khmelnytsky * michaÅ grocholski * franciszek grocholski * wÅadysÅaw syrokomla (1823-1862), writer ==see also== * polish heraldry * heraldry 
Polish_coats_of_arms