Vojinović
Serbian medieval nobility
- Bearer
- Noble family of Vojinović
- Notable members
- Vojvoda Vojin, Župan Nikola Altomanović
The Vojinović family were a Serbian noble family of the fourteenth century. The founder, Voivode Vojin, was lord of Gacko in the time of King Stefan Dečanski, and his grandson, Župan Nikola Altomanović, was after the death of Emperor Uroš one of the most powerful magnates, with a domain from Rudnik to the coast. The arms are shown in a modern drawing, with the shield set aslant.
Blazon
On a red field a gold set square and three silver crescents: two above the arms of the set square and one in the field that the set square encloses at the base of the shield.
A silver helm with closed visor, strewn with small black crosses.
From a gold crown rises a sheaf of lances with standards and pennons of various devices.
Red, lined with silver.
Symbolism and meaning
Silver crescents on a red field are a frequent motif in the arms of the South Slavic nobility, and the sheaf of lances with standards in the crest expresses the martial dignity of the family and its place in the army of the Serbian rulers.
