Hull (heraldry)
The trunk is a figure in heraldry . It can appear in the celestial helmet , less often as a common figure in the shield, or, as in the Graefenthal shield, growing in the field .
As a helmet ornament, it is very popular in heraldry. People and heraldic animals are suitable , of which only the head and upper body is shown in the coat of arms . As in the real world, the torso has no arms and animals have no legs. The hull has been shown above the coat of arms, i.e. in the upper coat of arms, since the Middle Ages . The time of occurrence is to be made around the end of the 14th century. The representation of human torsos differs according to gender. Men are often bearded and dressed in contemporary fashion or a helmet cover . Female torsos are shown with strong breasts and often with protruding plaits. Both hulls occasionally have absurd ingredients as hull decorations. There are heads with stag or donkey ears, or instead of arms, wings have grown out of the trunk. The imagination has created plenty of variations here.