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Artio is a playable character in the video game Smite. [6] She comes from the Celtic pantheon and is a melee, magical guardian. She can freely transform between her human representation (druid stance) and her bear form (bear stance), both of which come with their own sets of abilities.
A demi bear appears in the crest of Lawson in Canada. [7] A grizzly bear, with wings, appears as a supporter in the bearings of Norris, also in Canada. [8] Canada has armigers with polar bears in their bearings. [9] Chimerical half-bear, half-ravens appear as supporters of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Extra plate that covers the front of the shoulder and the armpit, worn over top of a pauldron. Rerebrace or brassart or upper cannon (of vambrace) Plate that covers the section of upper arm from elbow to area covered by shoulder armour. Besagew: Circular plate that covers the armpit, typically worn with spaulders. See also rondel.
Evidence of her worship has notably been found at Bern, itself named for the bear. Her name is derived from the Celtic word for "bear", artos. [12] In ancient Greece, the archaic cult of Artemis in bear form survived into Classical times at Brauron, where young Athenian girls passed an initiation right as arktai "she bears". [13]
Crest: A dexter arm from the shoulder in armour grasping a dagger all Proper Motto: Be sure. Chief: none, armigerous clan: Paterson [4] Crest: A dexter hand issuing out of a cloud holding a branch of laurel, all Proper Motto: Huc tendimus omnes [Latin, 'We all strive for this'] Chief: none, armigerous clan: Patullo [citation needed] Chief: none ...
The Gaulish theonym Andarta is traditionally interpreted as meaning 'Great Bear', perhaps 'powerful bear' or Ursa Major, formed with an intensifying suffix and- attached to a feminine form of artos ('bear'). [1] [2] Andarta might thus have been a counterpart or an alternative name of the Celtic bear goddess, Artio. [2]
Armour was usually a simple affair: the poorest might have worn padded coats, the wealthier might have worn boiled leather armour called cuir bouilli, and the wealthiest might have had access to bronze chest plates, padded textile armour or maybe perhaps mail or scale armours (though they did
Endemic warfare appears to have been a regular feature of Celtic societies. While epic literature depicts this as more of a sport focused on raids and hunting rather than an organized territorial conquest, the historical record is more of different groups using warfare to exert political control and harass rivals, for economic advantage, and in some instances to conquer territory.