Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Leg

See also: Leg in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

Sea-Dog's Leg (1) §

A hound with fins and scales, as well as the tail of a beaver. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.

Source: The Art of Heraldry. Artist unknown. Adapted by Volusia Zoe.

Sea-Dog's Leg (2) §

A hound with fins and scales, as well as the tail of a beaver. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.

Source: The Art of Heraldry. Artist unknown. Adapted by Volusia Zoe.

Dragon's Leg Couped (1) §

A mythical fire-breathing lizard.

Default posture: segreant (rampant wings addorsed). No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Dragon's Leg Couped (2) §

A mythical fire-breathing lizard.

Default posture: segreant (rampant wings addorsed). No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Dragon's Leg Couped (3) §

A mythical fire-breathing lizard.

Default posture: segreant (rampant wings addorsed). No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Dragon's Leg Couped (4) §

A mythical fire-breathing lizard.

Default posture: segreant (rampant wings addorsed). No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Dragon's Leg Couped (5) §

A mythical fire-breathing lizard.

Default posture: segreant (rampant wings addorsed). No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Dragon's Leg Couped (6) §

A mythical fire-breathing lizard.

Default posture: segreant (rampant wings addorsed). No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Dragon's Leg Couped (7) §

A mythical fire-breathing lizard.

Default posture: segreant (rampant wings addorsed). No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Bird's Jambe Couped (1) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Bird's Jambe Couped (2) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Bird's Jambe Couped (3) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Bird's Jambe Couped (4) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Bird's Jambe Erased (1) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Bird's Jambe Erased (2) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Bird's Jambe Conjoined to a Wing (1) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Die Wappenbücher vom Arlberg. Artist: Otto Hupp. (Page 328.)

Bird's Jambe Conjoined to a Wing (2) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.

Bird's Jambe Conjoined to a Wing Involved (1) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Source: The Nobility of Venice. Artist unknown. (Folio 70r, arms of Malipiero.) Adapted by Saewynn aet Cnolle.

Bird's Jambe Conjoined to a Wing Involved (2) §

A bird’s foot, couped above the knee.

Default posture: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Famiglie Venete con le Loro Armi. Artist unknown. (Page 14, arms of Malipiero.) Adapted by Saewynn aet Cnolle.

Eagle's Leg Erased (1) §

A mighty bird.

Default orientation: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist unknown.

Eagle's Leg Erased (2) §

A mighty bird.

Default orientation: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Eagle's Leg Erased (3) §

A mighty bird.

Default posture: displayed. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Eagle's Leg Erased (4) §

A mighty bird.

Default posture: displayed. No proper coloration.

Source: Chronicle of the Council of Constance. Artist unknown. (Folio 114v.)

Eagle's Leg Erased Grasping A Fish (1) §

A mighty bird.

Default orientation: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement.

Eagle's Leg Erased Grasping A Fish (2) §

A mighty bird.

Default orientation: palewise, claws to base. No proper coloration.

Artist: Vettorio Antonello. Adapted from Banners, Standards, and Badges.

Bear's Jambe Couped (1) §

The foot and leg of a bear.

Default posture: upright, claws to dexter. Proper coloration: brown fur.

Source: Baltischer Wappen-Kalender. Artist: M. Kortmann.

Bear's Jambe Couped (2) §

A large beast of the wilds.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Scheibler Armorial. Artist: Unknown. (Page 105.)

Bull's Leg Couped §

A powerful bovine.

Sometimes blazoned a “steer” or an “ox.” A “buffalo” is similar but has larger horns. A “yak” is hairy. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Goat's Leg (1) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Goat's Leg (2) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Goat's Leg (3) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Goat's Leg (4) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Goat's Leg (5) §

A wild mountainous cousin of the sheep. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Horse's Leg (1) §

A domesticated equine. Presumed to be a stallion unless blazoned a “mare.”

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Horse's Leg (2) §

A domesticated equine. Presumed to be a stallion unless blazoned a “mare.”

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Lion's Jambe Couped (1) §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts.

A “jambe” or “gambe” is another word for the severed leg of a lion or dragon.

Default orientation: claws to chief. Proper coloration: Or.

Artist: Elionora inghean Ui Cheallaigh.

Lion's Jambe Couped (2) §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts.

A “jambe” or “gambe” is another word for the severed leg of a lion or dragon. Default orientation: claws to chief. Proper coloration: Or.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Lion's Jambe Erased (1) §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts.

A “jambe” or “gambe” is another word for the severed leg of a lion or dragon. Default orientation: claws to chief. Proper coloration: Or.

Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement. (From the banner of Assecu, p 246.)

Lion's Jambe Erased (2) §

A fierce cat known as the King of Beasts.

A “jambe” or “gambe” is another word for the severed leg of a lion or dragon. Default orientation: claws to chief. Proper coloration: Or.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Saewynn aet Cnolle.

Stag's Leg (1) §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.” No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Stag's Leg (2) §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.” No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Stag's Leg (3) §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.” No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Stag's Leg (4) §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.” No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Stag's Leg (5) §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.” No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Stag's Leg (6) §

A male deer. May also be blazoned a “buck” or “hart.” No default posture. Proper coloration: brown.

Artist: Volusia Zoe.

Leg Couped (1) §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. Proper coloration: only if skin tone is blazoned.

Source: The Accedence of Armorie. Artist unknown. (From folio 103r.)

Leg Couped (2) §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. Proper coloration: only if skin tone is blazoned.

Source: Stemmario Trivulziano. Artist: Gian Antonio da Tradate. (Page 261, arms of da Oxana.)

Leg Couped (3) §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. Proper coloration: only if skin tone is blazoned.

Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.

Leg Couped (4) §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. Proper coloration: only if skin tone is blazoned.

Source: The Art of Heraldry. Artist unknown. (Page 94.)

Leg Couped Below The Knee §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. Proper coloration: only if skin tone is blazoned.

Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist unknown.

Armored Leg Couped (1) §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. No proper coloration.

Source: Die Wappenbücher vom Arlberg. Artist: Otto Hupp. (Page 40, arms of Palstarffer.)

Armored Leg Couped (2) §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Armored Leg Couped (3) §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Armored Leg Couped (4) §

A human leg.

Default posture: dexter leg, foot to base. No proper coloration.

Source: The Art of Heraldry. Artist unknown. (Page 80.)

Triskelion of Legs §

Three human legs, flexed and conjoined in pall at the hip. No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Wikimedia Commons. Artist: Fry1989. License: Released into the public domain. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.

Triskelion of Legs Armored (1) §

Three human legs wearing armor, flexed and conjoined in pall at the hip.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Wikimedia Commons. Artist: Fry1989. License: Released into the public domain.

Triskelion of Legs Armored (2) §

Three human legs wearing armor, flexed and conjoined in pall at the hip.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: Two Tudor Books of Arms. Artist: Robert Cooke. (From page 39.)

Triskelion of Legs Armored (3) §

Three human legs wearing armor, flexed and conjoined in pall at the hip.

No default posture. No proper coloration.

Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.