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In [[heraldry]] the stag's posture have specific names:
== Stag ([[animal]]) ==
A '''stag''' is a male adult [[deer]]. A young stag is a "buck".


[[category:animal]]
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* '''at gaze''' : standing with the head facing the spectator
== Stag ([[heraldry]]) ==
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* '''at speed''' : Running
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In [[heraldry]] the '''stag''''s [[posture]] have specific names:
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* '''courant''' : Running
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* '''lodged''' : Lying down
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* '''salient''' : Springing
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* '''statant''' : Standing
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* '''trippant''' : Walking


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* ''[[at gaze]]'' : standing with the head facing the spectator
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Any colour to its horns, are described as "attired of" ''so-and-so''.. "Attired of" a number, means that the horns have that many tines or points.
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* ''[[at speed]]'' : Running
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* ''[[courant]]'' : Running
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* ''[[lodged]]'' : Lying down
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* ''[[salient]]'' : Springing
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* ''[[statant]]'' : Standing
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* ''[[trippant]]'' : Walking


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Any [[colour]] to its [[horn]]s, are [[blazon|described]] as ''attired of'' so-and-so [[tincture]]. ''Attired of'' a number, means that the horns have that many tines or points.
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The stag is the sigil of the [[Kingdom of the Outlands]]

[[category:device heraldry]]

Latest revision as of 06:42, 23 July 2011

Stag Springing or Salient.jpg

Stag (animal)

A stag is a male adult deer. A young stag is a "buck".

Stag (heraldry)

In heraldry the stag's posture have specific names:

Any colour to its horns, are described as attired of so-and-so tincture. Attired of a number, means that the horns have that many tines or points.

The stag is the sigil of the Kingdom of the Outlands

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