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1. Heraldry: Although the word Heraldry properly belongs to all the business of the herald (q., it has long attached itself to that which in earlier times was known as armory, the science of armorial bearings. In all ages and in all ... [100%] 2022-09-02
2. Heraldry: Heraldry, in its most general sense, encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. To most, though, heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and badges. [100%] 2023-09-14
3. Heraldry: Heraldry is a system of identification via the use of visual symbols called armorial bearings or coats of arms. Originally dating to the symbols associated with the medieval armored knight, heraldry has evolved into an art form whose primary use ... [100%] 2023-03-15 [Heraldry]
4. Medieval Heraldry: Heraldry, that is the use of inherited coats of arms and other symbols to show personal identity and family lineage, began on the mid-12th century CE battlefield as an easy means to identify medieval royalty and princes who were ... [70%] 2018-05-22
5. Norwegian Heraldry Society: Norwegian Heraldry Society (Norwegian: Norsk Heraldisk Forening, NHF) is a heraldry society located in Oslo, Norway, which was founded in 1969. The first chairman was Herman Leopoldus Løvenskiold, and other founding members include C. (Heraldry society located in Oslo, Norway) [57%] 2023-12-18 [Organisations based in Oslo] [Organizations established in 1969]...
6. Heraldry of Castile: The coat of arms of Castile was the heraldic emblem of its monarchs. Historian Michel Pastoureau says that the original purpose of heraldic emblems and seals was to facilitate the exercise of power and the identification of the ruler, due ... (Heraldry of the Iberian kingdom) [57%] 2024-01-19 [Spanish coats of arms] [Coats of arms of former countries]...
7. Heraldry of Middle-earth: Heraldry in Tolkien's Middle-earth. (Heraldry in Tolkien's Middle-earth) [57%] 2023-12-13 [Middle-earth themes] [Themes of The Lord of the Rings]...
8. Heraldry of the World: Heraldry of the World (HOTW or Heraldry-wiki.com; formerly NGW, for the original Dutch name Nederlandse GemeenteWapens (Dutch civic heraldry)) is an Internet-based heraldic resource. Its principal project is the Internet's largest website devoted to civic heraldry ... (Internet-based heraldic resource) [50%] 2023-12-26 [Internet properties established in 1995] [Internet resources on heraldry]...
9. Royal Heraldry Society of Canada: The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada (RHSC; French: Société royale héraldique du Canada) is a Canadian organization that promotes interest in heraldry in Canada. It was founded in 1966 and granted royal patronage in 2002. (Non-profit organization with royal patronage) [44%] 2023-09-04 [Organizations established in 1966] [Heraldic societies]...
10. United States Army Institute of Heraldry: The United States Army Institute of Heraldry coordinates and approves coats of arms, heraldic devices and insignia for all parts of the U.S. government. [40%] 2023-06-30
11. Pall (heraldry): A pall (or pairle) in heraldry and vexillology is a Y-shaped charge, normally having its arms in the three corners of the shield. An example of a pall placed horizontally (fesswise) is the green portion of the South African ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-31 [Heraldic ordinaries]
12. Eagle (heraldry): 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 Empire or in the present Republic of Indonesia. (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-31 [Heraldic eagles] [Imperial Eagle]...
13. Sun (heraldry): A representation of the sun is used as a heraldic charge. The most usual form, often called sun in splendour or in his glory, consists of a round disc with the features of a human face surrounded by twelve or ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-20 [Heraldic charges] [Sun]...
14. Orange (heraldry): In heraldry, orange is a tincture, rarely used other than in Catalan, South Africa , French municipal and American military heraldry. As a colour, Orange should be used against metals in order not to contravene the rule of tincture. (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-19 [Shades of orange]
15. Copper (heraldry): In heraldry, copper is the tincture of metallic copper. Copper has been introduced in Canadian heraldry. (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-10 [Copper] [Shades of brown]...
16. Fillet (heraldry): In English-language heraldry, the fillet is considered a diminutive of the chief. It is defined as occupying one fourth the width of the chief and typically positioned at its bottom edge. (Heraldry) [70%] 2024-01-13 [Heraldic charges] [Heraldic ordinaries]...
17. Icelandic heraldry: Icelandic heraldry is the study of coats of arms and other insignia used in Iceland. It belongs to the German-Nordic heraldic tradition, as the heraldry of Iceland has been primarily influenced by the heraldic traditions of Norway, Denmark and ... [70%] 2024-01-07 [Icelandic heraldry]
18. Lozenge (heraldry): The lozenge in heraldry is a diamond-shaped rhombus charge (an object that can be placed on the field of the shield), usually somewhat narrower than it is tall. It is to be distinguished in modern heraldry from the fusil ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-30 [Heraldic charges]
19. Brazilian heraldry: Brazilian heraldry as a distinct form of heraldry dates to 1822, when Brazil became independent as an Empire, under the reign of the House of Braganza. Being formerly a part of the Portuguese Empire and being ruled by the same ... [70%] 2023-12-29 [Heraldry by country] [Portuguese heraldry]...
20. Czech heraldry: Czech heraldry was formed from 12th to 13th century by Premyslid dukes and kings of Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), beginning with flaming eagle of Saint Wenceslaus on coins of Duke Frederick in 1179. From 1526 to 1918 ... [70%] 2024-01-07 [Czech heraldry]
21. Ordinary (heraldry): In heraldry, an ordinary is one of the two main types of charges, beside the mobile charges. An ordinary is a simple geometrical figure, bounded by straight lines and running from side to side or top to bottom of the ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-28 [Heraldic ordinaries]
22. Side (heraldry): The side, or flank, is a heraldic ordinary resembling a pale that has been displaced (glissé) to either the dexter or sinister edge of the field. The use of the term is not to be confused with the locations on the ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-20 [Heraldic charges]
23. Quadrate (heraldry): In heraldry, an ordinary is described as quadrate (or more fully nowy quadrate) when it has a square central boss. Cross quadrate argent Cross quadrate sable Cross quadrate gammadion Saltire quadrate St. (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-11-24 [Heraldic charges]
24. Tyger (heraldry): Tyger, also known as heraldic tiger or tygre, is an imaginary beast used as a charge in heraldry. To distinguish it from the naturally existing tiger, which also occurs in heraldry, the latter is usually blazoned as a "Bengal tiger ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-09-28 [Mythological felines]
25. Esquarre (heraldry): Esquarre (Fr., alternately escarre, esquierre; as Anglo-Norman alternately esquarie, esquire, esquierre, esquerre) is a name for both a heraldic ordinary and a set of related mobile charges. As an ordinary, the Esquarre is defined as a charge that borders ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-28 [Heraldic charges] [Heraldic ordinaries]...
26. Russian heraldry: Russian heraldry involves the study and use of coats of arms and other heraldic insignia in the country of Russia. Compare the socialist heraldry of the Soviet period of Russian history (1917–1991). (Thing of Heraldry) [70%] 2023-09-15 [Russian heraldry] [National symbols of Russia]...
27. Gore (heraldry): In heraldry a gore is a charge formed by two inwardly curved lines starting from the dexter chief (for the view, the upper left) corner and the middle base point and meeting in the fess point (lower center). Traditionally, the ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-17 [Heraldic charges]
28. Rider (heraldry): Rider or horseman is an important symbol in heraldry especially in Eastern Europe. It firstly appeared in the 13th century on the old Russian stamps, coins and seals as a symbolic representation of the ruling knyaz. (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-11-12 [Heraldic charges]
29. Canton (heraldry): In heraldry, a canton is a charge placed upon a shield. It is, by default a square in the upper dexter corner, but if in the sinister corner is blazoned a canton sinister. (Heraldry) [70%] 2024-01-09 [Heraldic ordinaries]
30. Sanguine (heraldry): Sanguine (/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/) is a stain, or non-standard tincture in heraldry, of a blood-red colour. In the past it was sometimes taken to be equivalent to murrey, but they are now considered two distinct tinctures. (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-10-28 [Stains] [Shades of red]...
31. Stain (heraldry): In heraldry, a stain (sometimes termed stainand colour or staynard colour) is one of a few non-standard tinctures or colours (namely murrey, sanguine and tenné), which are only known to occur in post-medieval heraldry and may be used as ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2024-01-12 [Stains]
32. Roundel (heraldry): A roundel is a circular charge in heraldry. Roundels are among the oldest charges used in coats of arms, dating from the start of the age of heraldry in Europe, circa 1200–1215. (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-07-08 [Heraldic charges]
33. Bosnian heraldry: The uses of heraldry in Bosnia and Herzegovina is used by government bodies, subdivisions of the national government, organizations, corporations and by families. [70%] 2022-11-02 [Bosnia and Herzegovina coats of arms] [Heraldry by country]...
34. Gusset (heraldry): The gusset is a heraldic charge resembling the union of a pile with a pale extending from chief to base (or in the case of a flag typically resembling the union of a pile and a fess extending from hoist ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-06 [Heraldic charges]
35. Impalement (heraldry): Impalement is a heraldic practice in which two coats of arms are combined in one shield to denote a union. The impaled shield is bisected in pale, that is by a vertical line, with each half of the shield displaying ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2023-12-20 [Heraldry]
36. Carbuncle (heraldry): A carbuncle or escarbuncle is a heraldic charge consisting of eight radiating rods or spokes, four of which make a common cross and the other four a saltire. The ends typically terminate in a fleur-de-lis or some other ... (Heraldry) [70%] 2022-06-21 [Heraldic charges]