The Griffin dynasty, is one of the longest reigning dynasty in Europe. The dynasty established  the Pomeranian Duchy, which was shaped over 500 years.
Although, for over 800 years, the griffin, from the Gryffin dynasty adopted their name, is in the arms of many cities of Polish and German Pomerania and several regions in Scandinavia, also many images of griffins can be found in the space of many cities and names of companies. The importance of this family is usually completely unknown.

Once upon a time, in a land bordered by the waters of the Baltic Sea, an unusual dynasty prevailed for over 500 years. Their symbol - a griffin - a mythical animal half-eagle half-lion to this day is a symbol of Pomerania.
The brave Gryffins of the Slavic roots were very careful about the development of their duchy. Whereas Gryffins' women were wise and prudent. Elizabeth - a woman of extraordinary beauty and strength and a granddaughter of the King of Poland, Casimir the Great was wife of the Roman Emperor Charles of Luxembourg. She was born in the castle in Darłowo. About 50 years later, in the same place, on the world came a boy who, soon becoming the king of all Scandinavia, gained the nickname of the emperor of the north. Deprived of the throne, after almost 40 years of rule, he settled in Gotland, from where he organized pirate expeditions. Legends say that the treasures which he robbed, to this day rest on the bottom of the Baltic.
You probably think that, as befits a princely dynasty, the Griffins family lived a fairy-tale life ... Nothing could be more wrong! Unhappy love and witchcraft led to the fall of the duchy, when the young and handsome prince Ernest Ludwik became a great love of Sidonia von Borck - nobleman of the Pomeranian family.
The planned wedding did not take place, and rejected Sydonia cast a curse on the Gryfit family, leading to the extinction of the dynasty. The noblewoman was hailed as a witch for which she was beheaded and burned at the stake.

European heritage is something what has influenced the social, economic and spatial development of the region over the centuries. Preserved heritage, illustrates the memory and history of the region in a European context.
The Duchy of Pomerania is a small country "in between" both geographically and also politically, culturally and even ethnically - between countries such as Brandenburg, the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Sweden, and the Kingdom of Denmark.
Griffins’ policy, they combined various influences in their state. Through dynastic marriages, they were enrolled with other prominent families from Poland, Mecklenburg, the Czech Republic, Sweden, and England.
Griffins’ dynasty introduced in Pomerania Christian civilization, created cities and supported their economic development, among others  through the belonging of the Pomeranian cities to the Hanse, where the community of economic interests connected different cities to cooperate with each other.
What is worth emphasizing, when the male scion was absent from the Scandinavian countries, Griffin family member  was crowned as the ruler of Norway, Sweden, Denmark and the whole of the Kalmar union, influencing the development of these countries.
The Griffin Dynasty introduced Reformation in Pomerania, they cared for the development of science and culture, one of the most excellent works of cartography at the request of the Pomeranian prince - Lubinus map, and art at the court - is a typical example of European art.