Fish hook (heraldry)

In black, three silver fishhooks turned right in the coat of arms of Emmen LU

The fishhook is a coat of arms figure in heraldry often a sign of old fishing privileges or by rich fishing waters.

The fish hook is not only shown individually in the coat of arms, but can also be a larger number. When describing the coat of arms , the position of the open side must be described, because the barb can point heraldically to the right or left. Overturned hooks or with a fish are also possible. The tinging is not preferred by one color. In the coat of arms of the Richard Hoffmann family from Silesia, three hooks are arranged as triskeles with the central hooked horns

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  Courtship wood

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  Forest fishing hole

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  Noble family Ehrenkrook fish hooks also in the upper coat of arms

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  Glue (Baden) in field 3 turned to the right

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  Coat of arms of Pritzerbe with two rudds in front of two fishing hooks

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  Coat of arms of the Minnigerode (noble family)

See also

• fishing hook

literature

• J. Siebmacher's large book of arms. Volume 16: The coats of arms of the Prussian nobility 3. = The dead nobility of the province of Prussia. Edited by GA von Mülverstedt . Reprographic reprint of Siebmacher's Wappenbuch 6th vol., 4th u. 5th department, (Nuremberg 1874 and 1880), 7th vol., 3rd department, a and b (Nuremberg 1900). Bauer & Raspe, Neustadt an der Aisch 1978, ISBN 3-87947-016-2 .
• Karl von Salza and Lichtenau: Regesta of the Salza dynasty, which emerged from the old German gentry. FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1853, ( digitized version ).
• Walter Leonhard: The great book of heraldic art. Development - elements - motifs - design. License issue. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 .

Web links

Commons : Fishhooks in Heraldry  - Album with Pictures, Videos and Audio Files