ic ▁tradition , ▁e . g . ▁in ▁Swedish ▁her ald ry . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁arms ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁granted ▁to ▁burg h ers ▁except ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sax ony , ▁where ▁such ▁gr ants ▁continued ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Else where ▁burg her ▁arms ▁were ▁assumed . ▁Such ▁family ▁her ald ry ▁is ▁still ▁alive ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁burg her ▁arms ▁are ▁protected ▁by ▁law . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁German ▁burg her ▁arms : ▁ ▁Portugal ▁ ▁Burg her ▁arms ▁had ▁a ▁complicated ▁and ▁suppress ed ▁history ▁in ▁Portugal . ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁Af onso ▁V , ▁burg her ▁arms ▁were ▁restricted ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁colours ▁only . ▁This ▁restriction ▁would ▁become ▁irrelevant ▁when ▁King ▁Manuel ▁I ▁forb ade ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁arms ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁nob ility . ▁This ▁restriction ▁against ▁burg her ▁arms ▁in ▁Portugal ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁pe as ants ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁regions ▁( N orm andy , ▁Fland ers ) ▁even ▁pe as ants ▁sometimes ▁bore ▁arms . ▁In ▁Switzerland ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁arms ▁of ▁far mers ▁are ▁known , ▁but ▁they ▁are ▁rare ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁numerous ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁Lower ▁Sax ony , ▁F ris ia ▁and ▁Ty rol , ▁where ▁far mers ▁had ▁personal ▁freedom