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    extent, battles, crests became solely pictorial after the 16th century (the era referred to by heraldists as that of "paper heraldry"). A normal heraldic...
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    German-Nordic heraldry is the treatment of the crest. Often, the same design is repeated in the shield and the crest. The use of multiple crests is also common...
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    of the company. Japanese mon are sometimes used as charges or crests in Western heraldry. They are blazoned in traditional heraldic style rather than in...
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    Officer Assessment and Selection). Air Force. 2019. TACP – Flash and Crest Heraldry, by ClearedHotProduction, hosted on ClearedHotProduction YouTube Channel...
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    which had no crest to place above it. When multiple crests need to be depicted, the convention in English heraldry is to draw the crests above a single...
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  • 1917 to 1919 Crest (heraldry), a component of a heraldic display Crest (sports), a common word for the logo used by a sports club Crest (video game),...
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  • of the term crest to describe a logo derives from the misconception that a crest refers to any emblem that is heraldic. In heraldry, a crest specifically...
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    inseparability of the crest, and repetition of charges in the shield and the crest. Mullets have six points (rather than five as in Gallo-British heraldry), and beasts...
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    Scottish heraldry from heraldic styles used elsewhere is that the scroll on which the motto is displayed is almost always positioned above the crest in Scottish...
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    A slogan is used in Scottish heraldry as a heraldic motto or a secondary motto. It usually appears above the crest on a coat of arms, though sometimes...
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    In heraldry, an achievement, armorial achievement or heraldic achievement (historical: hatchment) is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components...
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    In heraldry, the term attitude describes the position in which a figure (animal or human) is emblazoned as a charge, a supporter, or as a crest. The attitude...
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    lioncel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The lion is a common charge in heraldry. It traditionally symbolises courage, nobility, royalty, strength, stateliness...
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    The wolf has been widely used in many forms in heraldry during the Middle Ages. Though commonly reviled as a livestock predator and man-eater, the wolf...
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    free dictionary. In heraldry, a torse or wreath is a twisted roll of fabric laid about the top of the helmet and the base of the crest. It has the dual purpose...
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    and Thomas Woodcock, crests have played a relatively insignificant role in Scottish heraldry when compared to English heraldry. In consequence, many...
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    his father. Without such a label their arms would be identical. Within heraldry this system of differentiating arms is called cadency. The label is placed...
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    Coat of arms (crest) of Somerset". Heraldry-Wiki.com. Heraldry of the World. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022. "Civic Heraldry of England and...
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    Lord's Prayer written on a penny "Heraldry - Debased Heraldry". Burke, General Armory, 1884[1]; Fairburn's Book of Crests, Vol. 1, 1905, p. 545 (blazon)[2];...
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    The enfield is a fictitious creature sometimes used in heraldry. The enfield has the head of a fox, forelegs like an eagle's talons, the chest of a greyhound...
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    The wild boar and boar's head are common charges in heraldry. The boar was used as an emblem in some instances during antiquity and the Early Middle Ages...
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    shield, usually below the helm in British heraldry, and often above the crest (if any) in Continental heraldry. In this case, the appearance of the crown...
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    feathers carnation (crest of The Worshipful Company of Saddlers, England). Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C...
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    Wyvern (section In heraldry)
    wyvern is a frequent charge in English heraldry and vexillology, also occasionally appearing as a supporter or crest. A wyvern is typically depicted resting...
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    The eagle is used in heraldry as a charge, as a supporter, and as a crest. Heraldic eagles can be found throughout world history like in the Achaemenid...
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    In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon (shield). That may be a geometric design (sometimes called an ordinary)...
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    Coronet (category Crowns in heraldry)
    crowns or coronets in heraldry, rather than coronets of rank, including a variety of crest coronets sometimes placed under the crest, are not confined to...
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    heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto. A coat of arms is traditionally unique to the armiger (e.g...
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    of Portuguese heraldry, but unlike in any other Iberian traditions, the use of heraldic crests is highly popular. Portuguese heraldry was born within...
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    discouraged or banned by several navies. Naval heraldry commonly takes the form of a badge, seal, crest, or coat of arms designed specifically for a ship...
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