Boars in heraldry

Boars in heraldry

The wild boar and a boar's head are common charges in heraldry. A complete beast may represent what are seen as the positive qualities of the boar, namely courage and fierceness in battle; a boar's head may represent hospitality (from the custom of serving the boar's head in feasts), or it may symbolize that the bearer of the arms is a noted hunter. [ [http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm The Meanings Behind the Symbols: Family Crests, Blazons, Coat of Arms, Personalized Crests ] ]

The wild boar was a symbol of Richard III of England. [cite web|url=http://concise.britannica.com/ebc/article-9015806/boar
title=boar
publisher=concise.britannica.com
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quote=In Europe the boar is one of the four heraldic beasts of the chase and was the distinguishing mark of Richard III, king of England.] Scottish Highland Clan Campbell uses the boar on its badge to symbolize courage and fierceness. The chiefs of clans Gordon, Nesbitt and Urquhart similarly uses three boars' heads on their coat of arms. The Keating clan uses a boar going through a holly bush to symbolize toughness and courage.

However boar charges also lend themselves very well to canting (heraldic punning). The German towns of Eberbach and Ebersbach an der Fils, both in Baden-Württemberg, and Ebersbach, Saxony use civic arms that demonstrates this. Each depicts a boar - " _de. Eber" in German (and in two cases a wavy fess or bars meant to represent a brook - " _de. Bach" in German).

The flag of the Serbian rebel forces during the First Serbian Uprising featured the wild boar, together with other national insignia. During that time wild boars were common in Serbian forests and mountains, and pigs were the main export of the region.Fact|date=December 2007

In Belgium, the wild boar is the symbolic animal of the Ardennes forests in the south of the country, and is the mascot of one of the Belgian Army's premier infantry regiments, the Régiment de Chasseurs Ardennais, the soldiers of which wear a boar's head pin on their beret.Fact|date=December 2007

Three boars are seen on the Grimsby coat of arms.

References

ee also

*Bears in heraldry
*Eagle (heraldry)
*Lion (heraldry)
*Wolves in heraldry


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