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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]
A Turk's head couped in the arms of the Hungarian town Komádi.. The heads of humans and other animals are frequently occurring charges in heraldry.The blazon, or heraldic description, usually states whether an animal's head is couped (as if cut off cleanly at the neck), erased (as if forcibly ripped from the body), or cabossed (turned affronté without any of the neck showing).
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The most famous heraldic flower (particularly in French heraldry) is the fleur-de-lis, which is often stated to be a stylised lily, though despite the name there is considerable debate on this. [ citation needed ] The "natural" lily , somewhat stylised, also occurs, as (together with the fleur-de-lis) in the arms of Eton College .
The Boar’s Head festival revolves around the legend of an Oxford scholar who wandered through the woods reading the works of Aristotle. A wild boar suddenly charged toward him with an open mouth ...
Boar’s Head deli products are found in supermarkets across the U.S., and the company employs thousands of people. But the leadership of this family-owned company is anything but traditional, ...
Appearance of the "Yppotrill" The Ypotryll is a Medieval European chimeric creature featured in heraldry.It has the tusked head of a wild boar or hog, the humped body of a camel, the legs and hooves of an ox or goat and the long, scaly tail of a serpent.