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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]
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.
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Boars in heraldry (1 C, 19 P) D. Dragons (6 C, 45 P) F. ... Pages in category "Heraldic beasts" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.
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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 royal supporters of England are the heraldic supporter creatures appearing on each side of the royal arms of England.The royal supporters of the monarchs of England displayed a variety, or even a menagerie, of real and imaginary heraldic beasts, either side of their royal arms of sovereignty, including lion, leopard, panther and tiger, antelope and hart, greyhound, boar and bull, falcon ...