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TROCKI: toponymic nick from Torki in Lithuania, once the seat of the Karaim ethno-relgious group.
BUCZYŃSKI: root-word buk (beech); toponymic nick from Buczyna (Beechwood).
TROCKI HERBU £ODZIA: The heraldic experts of yesteryear disagreed as to the origin of the £odzia (boat, ark, vessel) coat of arms. According to one version it traces its origin to Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), but others claim it went all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome, even connected it to the mythological Jason's quest for the golden fleece or the seafaring expeditions of the ancient Slavs. Whatever the case, it depicts a plain wooden boat (variously shown as gold, yellow or brown) on a red shield.
BUCZYŃSKI HERBU RADWAN: Radwan is one of several clans to which the well-born Buczyńskis belonged. The Radwan coat of arms is said to have originated during the reign off King Bolesław the Bold (1039-1081). During an attack by Ruthenian (early-Ukrainian/Russian) forces, the king's army was overwhelmed because his troops fled in panic after the enemy had captured the battle flag and killed the standard-bearer. A cavalry commander named Radwan galloped off to the nearest church, grabbed a religious banner, rallied his troops around it defeated the enemy. The coat-of-arms contains a gold pictogram of the church banner set against a blood-red shield. The crowned helmet topped with plumes is a typical embellishment of most Polish clan crests. It is shared by 286 noble families from Babski to Żądło.