The wild boar and boar's head are common charges in heraldry. The boar was used as an emblem in some instances during antiquity and the Early Middle Ages...

an early instance of the use of boars in heraldry. Livery badges were important symbols of political affiliation in the Wars of the Roses, and Richard...

populations of boars may be preferable. Mammals portal Animals portal Babirusa Boar-baiting Boars in heraldry It is from the male boar's solitary habits...

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Scandinavia during the Roman era Boar, animal representation of Hai (亥) in the zodiac; see Pig (zodiac) Boars in heraldry British Otorhinolaryngology & Allied...

characteristic of their national superstition, they wear the images of wild boars. This alone serves them for arms, this is the safeguard of all, and by this...

tradition in Germanic paganism associating boars with both deities and protection. The Roman historian Tacitus suggested that the Baltic Aesti wore boar symbols...

badge suitable for clan members to wear contains the heraldic crest of a boar's head erased Proper, and the heraldic motto of BE TRAIST. Clan Innes has...

command of the general Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus. The legion had a boar as its emblem. The legion was probably founded shortly after 31 BC by the...

According to tradition the name was acquired for their bravery in clearing the country of wild boar, with the family arms alluding to this legend. However, the...