I’m trying to find Robert “the admiral” Le Blount’s coat of arms. He was a companion of King William the conqueror.
How would I go about finding his coat of arms?
You almost certainly won't find it at all. Formal heraldry, in which each individual possesses a unique, identifying coat of arms based on symbols inherited from the father and mother, did not develop until the 13th century. It's likely that 11th century Normans decorated their shields, but this would have been cosmetic rather than heraldic in nature.