Triangle (heraldry)
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In heraldry, the triangle has two forms as a heraldic figure .
Once the musical instrument of the same name is shown in the coat of arms. For this purpose, the instrument is shown as an open, often equilateral triangle with a triangle mallet in the coat of arms. As the most common tinging , the heraldic metals silver or gold are predominant. The triangle is also described as a musical instrument.
The second possibility to represent the triangle is to put one or more equilateral triangles in the coat of arms according to the heraldic rules (examples: 2: 1 or 1: 2, bar or pole ). The most important difference to the speckles is a parallel triangular opening so that the shield color is visible again. The side widths of the triangle are to be adapted to the size of the heraldic figure. In the case of narrow or wide thighs, this must be indicated in the description of the coat of arms . Normal position is pointed towards the head of the shield . The figure directed towards the base of the shield is to be described as fallen. Other positions in the coat of arms ( flank ) are possible. All heraldic colors are allowed as tinctures , but it should be uniform in the coat of arms or field . If the triangle touches the edges of the shield it becomes a herald image and needs to be mentioned. Other heraldic figures on the thighs or within the triangle are highly unlikely.
Positions in the coat of arms that follow an equilateral triangle are emblazoned as triangular .
In the case of a triangle cross and oblique cross, the cross arms end in attached triangles, but are often not open.
The triangle of lilies is a special coat of arms . Here three lilies are connected by a triangle shape and are in the shield in two ways 2: 1 or 1: 2. One example is the coat of arms of the Basters of Sündersbühl . In gevierten sign this figure is in the field one and four. In the coat of arms of the Franconian noble family Eberstein there is a silver triangle of lilies in blue.
Coat of arms of the utility
The coat of arms of the Stromer
See also
literature
- Walter Leonhard : The great book of heraldic art. Development, elements, motifs, design. 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Georg DW Callwey, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7667-0345-5 , pp. 168, 287.
- Gert Oswald : Lexicon of Heraldry. VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1984, p. 308.