Scorpion (heraldic animal)
The scorpion is a common figure in heraldry and thus a heraldic animal .
The animal is shown from above and can be easily recognized by its two large claws, eight legs and the “armed” tail, as it comes very close to the natural animal. All heraldic tings are allowed. If the scorpion is not lying on the stake and its head is directed towards the head of the shield , its position in the field must be described . The direction in which the tail is pointing (right or left) must also be specified.
The coat of arms of the Skorp von Freudenberg family ( Switzerland ) is a talking coat of arms . In the coat of arms of the Barons Juritschitsch (from Güns Krainer Adel) there is a golden scorpion in the black, second and third field of the quartered shield divided by gold and black and also in the upper coat of arms . A black plume on the left helmet is covered with the heraldic animal.
The heraldic animal scorpion is also used in paraheraldry , e.g. B. in the company logo of the Italian car brand Abarth .
Examples
Omaruru Namibia
literature
- Ludwig A. Clericus: Quarterly publication for heraldry, sphragistics and genealogy. Volume 6, (with heraldic terminology by Maximilian Ferd. Gritzner) Carl Heymann's Verlag, Berlin 1878, p. 309.
- Otto Titan von Hefner : Handbook of theoretical and practical heraldry. Volume 1, Heraldisches Institut, Munich 1861, p. 83 and Tab.XVI Fig. 478.
Individual evidence
- ↑ J. Siebmacher's large and general book of arms: The nobility of the Duchy of Carniola and the counties of Görz and Gradiska. Volume 4, Bauer and Raspe, Nuremberg 1858, p. 11 and plate 10.
Web links
- Scorpion ( heraldic animal) in the Heraldry Wiki