Russell Family Crest framed artprint - earliest version

Celebrate your family heritage with a gift that will be genuinely cherished – the Russell Family Crest framed and printed on museum-quality matte paper. Beautifully illustrated. Carefully researched. Uniquely personal. It may well stay on the wall for generations to come!

The Russell surname was established in England immediately following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The foundational ancestor, Hugh de Rosel (originally from the lordship of Rosel in Cotentin, Normandy), is officially recorded in William the Conqueror’s Domesday Book of 1086 as holding hereditary feudal estates directly from the King in Dorset. The ancient seat of this Anglo-Norman family was at Kingston Russell in Dorsetshire. Historical records show that around 1224 (8 Henry III), Sir Ralph Russell was officially granted custody of his wife’s extensive baronial lands. In the oldest feudal records of Dorset and Gloucestershire, this original line of "Rossells" is explicitly documented as bearing the red lion rampant (Argent, a lion rampant gules).

The Russells are also a textbook example of an "Old English" family in Ireland, and their arrival can be traced back to the first wave of the Anglo-Norman conquests. In January 1177, during the reign of King Henry II, the Anglo-Norman knight Robert de Russell joined a daring, unauthorised expedition led by the ambitious conqueror Sir John de Courcy to seize parts of Ulster. Operating as one of only 22 elite knights alongside roughly 300 foot soldiers, Russell participated in a rapid four-day march from Dublin that completely blindsided the local Gaelic forces, resulting in the successful capture of Downpatrick in February 1177.

About the artist

Each coat of arms in the Family Crests Store is an artwork by heraldic artist Éamonn Breathnach. All are carefully researched, drawing from the earliest available records across multiple heraldic archives. Noted for their elegance and attention to detail, these artworks make meaningful and uniquely personal gifts for any occasion with family and friends.

Product details

• Printed with water-based inks.
• Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Acrylite front protector
• Hanging hardware included

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This product is printed especially for you when ordered, one at a time, by royal decree of Mother Nature to keep the realm beautiful. Family Crests Store guarantees your custom treasure meets all EU and USA safety standards.