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| Keywords: Komnenos-Trebizond-Arms.svg The alleged dynastic Arms of the Trebizond branch of the Komnenos Comnenus Comneno family c 1204-1461 as described in http //www euraldic com/blas_aa html Rietstap's Armorial When Constantinople fell during the Fourth Crusade to the Western European and Venetian Crusaders the Empire of Trebizond was one of the three smaller Greek states that emerged from the wreckage along with the Empire of Nicaea and the Despotate of Epiros It was established by Tamar the most powerful queen of The Empire of Georgia NOTE There are no attested arms of Trebizond indeed the Trapezuntine state seems to have used pretty much the same symbol as the contemporary Byzantine state This design dates from the 19th-century armorial of Johannes Rietstap but it is unclear what its ultimate provenance is Given that medieval armorials which Rietstap probably relied on included all sorts of fanciful arms for the more remote realms these arms cannot be regarded as reliably authentic Argent three bars Sable Own 09 02 2008 Dragases talk Dragases en Attributed arms | ||||
