Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Stockfish

A fish split open and laid flat to dry for preservation. Found in Icelandic armory.

Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.

Stockfish Headless and Split (1) §

Source: Holar Salmebogen. (Published 1589.) Artist unknown.

Stockfish Headless and Split (2) §

Adapted from images of the arms of Iceland in the cathedral of Skálholt.