Alérion

Coat of arms of Lorraine

Alérion , also known in German as the mutilated eagle , shows an eagle without a beak and fangs with wings spread out to the side. However, the beaks only fell away from the 16th century.

From the 14th century, this form of representation was often used in French heraldry as a shield figure . As a sign of victory for a nobleman over an enemy, it was usually superimposed on a herald's image and, as a heraldic animal, is a mean figure .

As the coat of arms of Lorraine , it has often appeared in threes on a red sloping beam since the 13th century.

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  Abaucourt, F.
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  Corcieux , F.

• Saarland
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  Eppelborn , DE - SL
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  Freisen , DE - SL
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  Illingen , DE - SL
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  Kleinblittersdorf , DE - SL
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  District of Merzig-Wadern , DE - SL
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  Marpingen , DE - SL
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  Oberthal , DE - SL
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  District of Saarlouis , DE - SL
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  Saarland , DE
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  Sitterswald , DE - SL
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  Überherrn , DE - SL

literature

1. ↑ ^{a b} Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographische Institut, Leipzig 1984.

Web links

Commons : Alérion in heraldry  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Alérion on the Heraldry Wiki