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The boar's head is a common charge, and in English heraldry is traditionally shown attached to its neck. In Scottish and Welsh heraldry, however, it terminated behind the ears. In the first case, the boar's head is described as being couped or erased at the neck, while in the latter it is couped or erased close. [4]
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White Boar badge with Richard III's motto Loyaulte me lie ("Loyalty binds me"). Richard and his son standing on boars in a contemporary heraldic roll by John Rous. The White Boar was the personal device or badge of the English King Richard III of England (1452–1485, reigned from 1483), and is an early instance of the use of boars in heraldry.
Early mention of heraldic shields in Middle High German literature also dates to the 12th century. Shield designs are described in the Kaiserchronik (c. 1150–1170), such as the boar carried by the Romans, as well as, in isolated cases, in the Rolandslied (c. 1115), König Rother (c. 1150), Veldecke's Eneas (c. 1170), and Hartmann's Erec (c ...
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The boar is frequently displayed in English, Scottish and Welsh heraldry. As with the lion , the boar is often shown as armed and langued . As with the bear , Scottish and Welsh heraldry displays the boar's head with the neck cropped, unlike the English version, which retains the neck. [ 135 ]
Government seal during the First Serbian Uprising (1805–1813). The coat of arms of Triballia (Serbian: Грб Трибалије / Grb Tribalije or Грб Тривалије / Grb Trivalije) is a historical coat of arms attributed to medieval Serbia by various armorials, and is today depicted in several Serbian municipality coat of arms in Šumadija.