Shepherd's staff (heraldry)
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The shepherd's staff is a common figure in heraldry . This heraldic figure is an approximately head-high wooden stick with a functional part that the shepherds use to grab a sheep or to drive them by throwing sand for stray animals. In the coat of arms , the shepherd's staff with a small shovel and a rounded hook with the open side pointing to the long handle (functional part). The staff is emblazoned as fallen if this important part points to the base of the shield . The tinging allows all heraldic colors taking into account the field color .
The heraldic figure in the escutcheon is not common.
It should be noted that the crook and the pilgrim's staff only combine the term shepherd's staff with this staff.
The shepherd's staff is also considered a symbol of St. Wendelin / Wendalinus, a Catholic saint and also of all shepherds or shepherds.
In field 4 of the Gresaubach coat of arms a shepherd's staff
top row, 3rd person from left with shepherd's staff
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literature
- Maximilian Gritzner : Large and general book of arms . 1888, p. 142 and panel XXX fig. 3 and 4. Books on Demand, Salzwasserverlag Paderborn 2013, ISBN 978-3-8460-3670-9 .
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, DNB 850576571 ; Licensed edition: Bibliographisches Institut, Mannheim / Vienna / Zurich 1984, ISBN 3-411-02149-7 ; 3rd, unchanged. Edition Battenberg, Regenstauf 2011, ISBN 978-3-86646-077-5 (title addition: From apple cross to twin bars ), p. 342.
Web links
- Shepherd's staff in the Heraldry Wiki