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Wolves in heraldry
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File:POL Åobez COA.svg|thumb|Coat of arms of ÅobezÅobezThe wolf has been widely used in many forms in heraldry during the Middle Ages. Though commonly reviled as a livestock predator and man-eater, the wolf was also considered a noble and courageous animal, and frequently appeared on the arms and crests of numerous noble families. It typically symbolised the rewards of perseverance in long sieges or hard industry.- the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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British Isles and other Anglophone heraldries
Wolves appear frequently in English heraldry, and is found as both a charge and a supporter. Wolves' heads, without the rest of the body being depicted, are particularly common in Scottish heraldry.Arthur Fox-Davies, A Complete Guide to Heraldry, T.C. and E.C. Jack, London, 1909, 196-197,weblink depictions of wolves in heraldry tend to be somewhat ambiguous in appearance, and can be confused with other heraldic creatures such as lynxes and foxes.Edward IV (1442â83) used a white wolf for one of his badges, along with a white lion, denoting his descent from the House of Mortimer.The wolf or his head is often used for canting on names such as Videlou, de Lou (both recorded in the anonymous Great Roll of 1308â14), Lupus (in the reign of Edward III), Wolferston (in the Henry VI Roll, circa 1422â61), Wolseley, Lovett, Low, Lovell, Lupton and of course Wolfe.Wolves are to be found- rampant in the coat of Louth Town Council (England)
- demi in the crest of Peter John Crabtree (Canada)
- demi and winged in the crest of Walter William Roy Bradford (Canada)
- heads only in the coat of James Thomas Flood (Canada)
- as supporters in the bearings of the Corporation of the Municipality of Greenstone, Ontario
- in the Salish style in the coat of the Village of Belcarra, British Columbia
Continental Europe
The wolf is also featured in the heraldry of continental European nations. Wolves feature very commonly in Spanish heraldry, where they are often represented wolves carrying the bodies of lambs in their mouths or across their backs. When in such a pose, wolves are referred to as being ravissant.Wolves are also common in German heraldry. The town of Passau (Bavaria) bears a red wolf rampant on a white shield. In Saxony, a black wolf rampant on a yellow shield features on the crest of von Wolfersdorf family. A green wolf grasping a dead swan in its jaws on a yellow shield is depicted on the crest and Arms of the Counts von Brandenstein-Zeppelin.In Italian heraldry, the attributed arms of Romulus and Remus were said to depict the Capitoline Wolf. An undated Milanese badge allegedly in the Biblioteca Trivulziana, Milan, shows a lamb lying on its back with a wolf standing over it.Examples of wolves in heraldry
File:Escudo del valle de Salazar.svg|A common Basque depiction of a heraldic wolf (Salazar, Navarre).File:Sipoo.vaakuna.svg|A coat of arms of the Sipoo municipality (Finland)File:Valtimo.vaakuna.svg|A coat of arms of the Valtimo municipality (Finland)File:Busturiako_armarria.png|A coat of arms of the town of Busturia (Basque Country, Spain)File:CoatOfArmsOfTheBalsics.png|Sigil of the noble house BalÅ¡iÄ.File:Coat of Arms of the 1st NBC-Defense Regiment Valencia.svg|Emblem of the 1st CBRN Regiment 'Valencia' (Spanish Army).File:Coat of arms of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.svg|Chechen (Ichkerian) seal bearing a wolf, the nation's symbolic embodiment.File:Proposed national emblem of Turkey 1925.svg|Namık Ä°smail's proposed coat of arms of Turkey, bearing the wolf AsenaReferences
{{reflist}}Further reading
{{Commons category|Wolves in heraldry}}{{Commons category|Wolf heads in heraldry}}{{Commons category|Heraldic figures}}- Boutell, Charles (1890). Heraldry, Ancient and Modern: Including Boutell's Heraldry. London: Frederick Warne. {{OCLC|6102523}}
- Brooke-Little, J P, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms, An heraldic alphabet (new and revisded edition), Robson Books, London, 1985 (first edition 1975); very few illustrations
- Civic Heraldry of England and Wales, fully searchable with illustrations, weblink
- Clark, Hugh (1892). An Introduction to Heraldry, 18th ed. (Revised by J. R. Planché). London: George Bell & Sons. First published 1775. {{ISBN|1-4325-3999-X}}. {{LCCN|26005078}}
- Canadian Heraldic Authority, Public Register, with many useful official versions of modern coats of arms, searchable onlineweblink
- Cussans, John E. (2003). Handbook of Heraldry. Kessinger Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7661-7338-0}}. {{LCCN|04024470}}
- Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909). A Complete Guide to Heraldry. New York: Dodge Pub. Co. {{ISBN|0-517-26643-1}}. {{LCCN|09023803}}
- Friar, Stephen (ed) A New Dictionary of Heraldry Alphabooks, Sherborne, 1987; with very few illustration of attitudes Greaves, Kevin, A Canadian Heraldic Primer, Heraldry Society of Canada, Ottawa, 2000, lots but not enough illustrations
- Heraldry Society (England), members' arms, with illustrations of bearings, searchable onlineweblink
- Heraldry Society of Scotland, members' arms, fully searchable with illustrations of bearings,weblink
- Innes of Learney, Sir Thomas, Lord Lyon King of Arms Scots Heraldry (second edition)Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, 1956
- Moncreiffe of Easter Moncreiffe, Iain, Kintyre Pursuivant of Arms, and Pottinger, Don, Herald Painter Extraordinary to the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms Simple Heraldry, Thomas Nelson and Sons, London andf Edinburgh, 1953; splendidly illustrated
- Neubecker, Ottfried (1976). Heraldry: Sources, Symbols and Meaning. Maidenhead, England: McGraw-Hill. {{ISBN|0-07-046312-3}}.
- Royal Heraldry Society of Canada, Members' Roll of Arms, with illustrations of bearings, searchable onlineweblink
- South African Bureau of Heraldry, data on registered heraldic representations (part of National Archives of South Africa); searchable online (but no illustration),weblink
- Volborth, Carl-Alexander von (1981). Heraldry: Customs, Rules and Styles. Poole, England: Blandford Press. {{ISBN|0-7137-0940-5}}. {{LCCN|81670212}}
- Woodcock, Thomas and John Martin Robinson (1988). The Oxford Guide to Heraldry. Oxford: University Press. {{ISBN|0-19-211658-4}}. {{LCCN|88023554}}
- Woodward, John and George Burnett (1969). Woodward's a treatise on heraldry, British and foreign. Originally published 1892, Edinburgh: W. & A. B. Johnson. {{ISBN|0-7153-4464-1}}. {{LCCN|02020303}}
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