0 9 ▁describes ▁both ▁plain ▁and ▁decor ated ▁shield s , ▁none ▁of ▁which ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁her ald ic . ▁ ▁The ▁Ab bey ▁of ▁St . ▁Den is ▁contained ▁a ▁window ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁kn ights ▁who ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁the ▁Second ▁Cr us ade ▁in ▁ 1 1 4 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁probably ▁made ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁event ; ▁but ▁Mont f au con ' s ▁illustr ation ▁of ▁the ▁window ▁before ▁it ▁was ▁destroyed ▁shows ▁no ▁her ald ic ▁design ▁on ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁shield s . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Norman ▁con quest , ▁official ▁documents ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁se aled . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁century , ▁se als ▁assumed ▁a ▁distinct ly ▁her ald ic ▁character ; ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁se als ▁d ating ▁from ▁between ▁ 1 1 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 1 5 5 ▁appear ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁her ald ic ▁devices ▁in ▁England , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁Italy . ▁ ▁A ▁notable ▁example ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁arm orial ▁se al ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁a ▁char ter ▁granted ▁by ▁Philip ▁I , ▁Count ▁of ▁Fland ers , ▁in ▁ 1 1 6 4 . ▁ ▁Se als ▁from ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁and ▁early ▁tw elf th ▁centuries ▁show ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁her ald ic ▁symbol ism , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁tw elf th ▁century ,