Grenade (heraldry)
As a common figure in heraldry, the grenade came into coats of arms late .
Three grenades in the coat of arms of the Finnish municipality of Puumala
A burning ball is depicted, from which the flames lick up from a short approach. This ammunition only became popular in the 18th and 19th centuries and found its way into heraldry. It is depicted as a single piece in black with flames - as in the Ittigen coat of arms (but here a throwing bomb) - or as a stacked pile in the form of a pyramid.
The heraldist makes a difference to the ignition grenade , which is shown burning on both sides. Burn this on four sides, is that as bursting described . One example is the coat of arms of the von Ruden family from Sweden. It also stands for the spread of the detonator grenade in Russian and Swedish heraldry.
literature
- Walter Leonhard : The great book of heraldic art. Development - elements - motifs - design. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2001, ISBN 3-8289-0768-7 , p. 271, Figs. 1 and 10.
Web links
Commons : Grenade (Heraldry) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Grenade - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
- Grenade (Heraldry) in the Heraldry Wiki
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984.