Nalecz

The Nalecz is a Polish heraldic clan sign (coat of arms) from the 12th century (much like the Abdank, Leliwa, Radwan, and Bogoria) used to represent unity and harmony. Families which used it are Gembiccy, Ostrorogowie, Szamotulscy, Czarnkowscy and others. It is traditionally described as silver shawl, tied, on a red background. Most of variations of the coat had the shawl tied up to the down, in some tying is in the up. Earlier versions and some of modern have shawl not tied.

Coat of arms Nalecz is initially tied with Greater Poland. Nałęcze were accused about murdering Przemysl II of Poland in 1296. They also were allying with Brandenburg against Ladislaus the Short (Wladyslaw Lokietek), and after death of Louis I of Hungary were waging a war against Grzymalits, trying to force Ziemowit III of Masovia as new king of Poland.

Most known Poles with that Coat of Arms are Joseph Conrad (Korzeniowski), Sędziwój Ostroróg.

Nałęcz was also pseudonym of Polish actor Stanisław Belski, pseudonym of Polish poet and critic Maria Komornicka and the name of prominent family in Poland.

The traditional glyph is curved, but the glyph that Polish nationalists use and call by the same name, is stylised and identical to a certain variant of the Odal rune, as used by the Nazis.

External links: Variations on Nalecz Coat of Arms (in Polish, but with pictures)