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Cicada (1) §
An insect that spends much of its life underground before suddenly emerging en masse to take wings and mate.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
This illustration may need to be modified according to the January 2020 LoAR which noted that period examples had a separation in their wings.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Li Xia.
Cicada (2) §
An insect that spends much of its life underground before suddenly emerging en masse to take wings and mate.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Opera Quae Extant Òmnia. Artist unknown. (Author Pietro Andrea Mattioli; image from 1674 edition.)
Cicada (3) §
An insect that spends much of its life underground before suddenly emerging en masse to take wings and mate.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Li Xia. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Crab (1) §
A pinchy crustacean.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
Crab (2) §
A pinchy crustacean.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Crab (3) §
A pinchy crustacean.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 87.)
Pair of Crab's Claws §
A pinchy crustacean.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Botenbuch der Bruderschaft St. Christoph auf dem Arlberg. Artist unknown. Adapted by Saewynn aet Cnolle. Released to the public domain.
Horseshoe Crab §
A crustacean with a flat shell hiding its legs.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Adapted from a 1617 oil painting "The Cabinet of a Collector." Artist: Frans Franken the Younger. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Ladybird §
A beetle known for its bright red wing case. In many cultures it is variously a symbol of good luck or maternal care. Known in modern North America as the “lady bug,” but “ladybird” or “ladybird beetle” is an older name in England. Default posture: tergiant. Proper coloration: gules marked sable.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Prawn §
A very tiny lobster.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Adapted from “Zoology: Descriptive and Practical” by Buel P. Colton (1903), page 78. Artist unknown.
Scorpion (1) §
An insect with a powerful stinger.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).
Scorpion (2) §
An insect with a powerful stinger.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Scorpion (3) §
An insect with a powerful stinger.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 87.)
Scorpion (4) §
An insect with a powerful stinger.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Insignia Nobilium Urbis Romae. Artist unknown. (Arms of de Mollaria, folio 80.)
Scorpion (5) §
An insect with a powerful stinger.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
Scorpion Fesswise §
An insect with a powerful stinger.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Codex Fejérváry-Mayer. Artist unknown. Adapted by Máel Brigte.
Spider (1) §
A small hunting arthropod, known for spinning webs. Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
Spider (2) §
A small hunting arthropod, known for spinning webs. Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
Spider (3) §
A small hunting arthropod, known for spinning webs. Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Spider (4) §
A small hunting arthropod, known for spinning webs.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
This illustration shows an orb-weaver from the genus Argiope.
Artist: Valentine Ambrose.
Spider (5) §
A small hunting arthropod, known for spinning webs.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
This illustration shows a jumping spider from the genus Phidippus.
Artist: Valentine Ambrose.
Pair of Stag Beetle's Attires §
A horned insect.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Artist: Iago ab Adam. Adapted from Stammbuch of Georg Schellhammer. (Page 145.)
Chabot (1) §
A flat fish of the sea floor.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist unknown.
Chabot (2) §
A flat fish of the sea floor.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Bellenville Armorial. Artist unknown. (Folio 42r.)
Chabot (3) §
A flat fish of the sea floor.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Armorial Français et Plus Particulièrement Poitevin. Artist unknown. (Folio 32r.)
Chabot (4) §
A flat fish of the sea floor.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Recuil d'Armoiries Coloriées. Artist unknown. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Monkfish §
A large-mouthed ocean flatfish.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Artist: Wylet Fraser.
Sea-Tortoise Tergiant Fesswise §
An ocean-going armored reptile.
Default posture: tergiant palewise. No proper coloration.
Source: Vis Booc. Artist: Adriaen Coenensz. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
Skate §
A flat fish with a wide body shape.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: A Display of Heraldry. Artist: John Guillim. (Manuscript folio 79v.) Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
Stockfish Headless and Split (1) §
A fish split open and laid flat to dry for preservation. Found in Icelandic armory.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Holar Salmebogen. (Published 1589.) Artist unknown.
Stockfish Headless and Split (2) §
A fish split open and laid flat to dry for preservation. Found in Icelandic armory.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Adapted from images of the arms of Iceland in the cathedral of Skálholt.
Turbot §
A flat fish of the sea floor.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara. (Page 88.)
Zydrach Tergiant (1) §
A hammerhead shark.
Default posture unknown. No proper coloration.
Adapted from photographs of a fabric panel embroidered by Mary Stuart circa 1570 based on "Nomenclator Aquatilium Animantium."
Zydrach Tergiant (2) §
A hammerhead shark.
Default posture unknown. No proper coloration.
Source: Nomenclator Aquatilium Animantium. Artist unknown. (Page 150.)
Chameleon Tergiant §
A colorful insectivore.
Default posture: statant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic 50 Art Tent. Artist: Li Xia.
Frog (1) §
A leaping amphibian.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
Frog (2) §
A leaping amphibian.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
Frog (3) §
A leaping amphibian.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Artist: Iago ab Adam. Adapted from Wappenbuch Conrads von Grünenberg.
Frog (4) §
A leaping amphibian.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
Frog (5) §
A leaping amphibian.
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Insegne di Vari Prencipi et Case Illustri d'Italia. Artist: Giacomo Fontana. Adapted by Malyss Makneile.
Lizard Tergiant (1) §
A small reptile.
No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
Lizard Tergiant (2) §
A small reptile.
No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic 50 Art Tent. Artist: Callum Viktor Sheldon.
Salamander Tergiant Counter-embowed §
A lizard wreathed in flames.
Default posture: statant. No proper coloration.
As drawn, this might be considered poor style, as it looks more like "on a flame, a lizard" rather than a lizard enflamed. Breaking the flame up into multiple spurts of fire would help to address this problem.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Þórý Veðardóttir.
Salamander Tergiant Regardant §
A lizard wreathed in flames.
Default posture: statant. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Natural Salamander Tergiant Counter-embowed (1) §
A lizard.
No default posture. No proper coloration.
On the April 2023 letter, this depiction was ruled to be unregistrable as the posture is unblazonable.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Þórý Veðardóttir.
Natural Salamander Tergiant Counter-embowed (2) §
A lizard.
No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Þórý Veðardóttir and Ragna stórráða Úlfsdóttir.
Tortoise (1) §
A long-lived, slow-moving animal protected by a hard shell. I “turtle.”
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
Tortoise (2) §
A long-lived, slow-moving animal protected by a hard shell. Also blazoned a “turtle.”
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Source: Guillim’s Display of Heraldry. Artist unknown.
Tortoise (3) §
A long-lived, slow-moving animal protected by a hard shell. Also blazoned a “turtle.”
Default posture: tergiant. No proper coloration.
Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.
Fleece Tergiant Fesswise §
A sheep, or just its skin, suspended by a strap under its belly.
Default posture: feet down, head to dexter. No proper coloration.
Source: Le Blason Des Armoiries. Artist: Jérôme de Bara.
Rat Tergiant §
A rodent.
No default posture. No proper coloration.
Note that tergiant is not a typical posture for beasts.
Artist: Volusia Zoe.
