Zawisza the Black
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Zawisza the Black of Garbów, of Sulima coat of arms, was a Polish knight and nobleman who served as a commander and diplomat under Polish king Władysław II Jagiełło and Hungarian-Bohemian king Sigismund of Luxembourg. During his life, he was regarded as a model of knightly virtues and was renowned for winning multiple tournaments.
Zawisza the Black in a detail of Jan Matejko's Battle of Grunwald
Sulima (coat of arms)
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Sulima is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Notable people using the symbol were Zawisza Czarny—a famous Polish knight—and the Sułkowski family.
Tiles Corner Sulima coat of arms of the fifteenth century.
Herb Sulima in Armorial Stemmata Polonica with approx. 1540
Herb Sulima of 'Jacks virtues ..' 'B. Paprocki of 1578
Igor Stravinsky, Herb Sulima