War cries
The war cry , also called field cry , battle cry or banner , is a jewel in heraldry in the coat of arms .
Panier comes from the medieval Latin baneria ', ensign', and the German from which, place where the flag is set up banners (also also ensign) developed.
Later, the French banir ' to announce, to exclaim' is also an expression for a motto . This banner , also known as war cries or field cries , was then attached to the coat of arms as a banner . The banner differs from the motto (as a motto or slogan ) in the true sense of the word in that it actually goes back to a battle cry . In contrast to the currency, the pennant is generally indicated above the coat of arms.
The cry of war as part of the coat of arms was especially widespread on the British Isles and in France ( Cri de guerre ) .
Examples:
- Montmorency : Aide le premier baron chretien! ('Help the first baron of Christianity!')
- Guise : Place à la bannière! ('Place the banner!')
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An old French national coat of arms with the battle cry Montjoie Saint Denis
Heraldic crest of the noble coat of arms of the Count of Mensdorff-Pouilly with the battle cry Sans varier
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b war cries . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 9 . Altenburg 1860, p. 818 ( zeno.org ).