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The House of Griffin or Griffin dynasty (German: Greifen; Polish: Gryfici, Danish: Grif; Latin: Gryphes) was a dynasty ruling the Duchy of Pomerania from the 12th century until 1637. The name "Griffins" was used by the dynasty after the 15th century and had been taken from the ducal coat of arms.
The Griffin, traditional symbol of Pomerania, after which the organization was named after. The Pomeranian Griffin secret military organization ( Polish: Tajna Organizacja Wojskowa Gryf Pomorski) was a Polish anti-Nazi resistance group active in Pomerania and East Prussia during World War II.
The coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland consists of a yellow (golden) Iberian style escutcheon, depicting a black griffin, standing on its back feet, with its front legs and winds rose, a red tongue put out from its opened beak, and a tail that splits into two in middle of its length.
Sep 20, 2015 · The family crest of the House of Griffin atop the castle gates. (Photo by medievalists.net) This powerful family ruled for over 500 years, from 1124 – 1637, when the last ruler of this dynasty, Bogusław XIV (1580-1637), died childless in the middle of The Thirty Year’s War (1618-1648).
The Pomeranian Dukes’ Castle in Szczecin is the oldest and most magnificent historical seat of the rulers from the Griffin family who ruled over Pomerania between the 13th and the mid-17th century.
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