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In [[heraldry]] the stag's posture have specific names:
In [[heraldry]] the stag's posture have specific names:



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In heraldry the stag's posture have specific names:

  • at gaze : standing with the head facing the spectator
  • at speed : Running
  • courant : Running
  • lodged : Lying down
  • salient : Springing
  • statant : Standing
  • trippant : Walking

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.

Thenumber of