Attitude (heraldry)
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In heraldry, the term attitude describes the position in which a figure is emblazoned as a charge, a supporter, or as a crest. The attitude of a heraldic figure always precedes any reference to the ti
Arms of Hranice, Cheb District, Czech Republic, featuring a horse pascuant argent
An eagle volant recursant descendant in pale, the emblem of the 38th Air Division of the US Air Force
A crane vigilant
A griphon segreant
Wyvern
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The wyvern, sometimes spelled wivern, is a type of mythical dragon with two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail.
Y Ddraig Aur, artist's interpretation of a flag that was carried by Owain Glyndŵr at the Battle of Tuthill. The interpretation as a wyvern is based on his privy seal.
A wyvern from a fourteenth-century manuscript in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth: this example has a second head at the end of its tail.
A carved wyvern on the choir stalls of Chester Cathedral in Cheshire, England, c. 1380
A wyvern fighting with a wolf, relief, Trento Cathedral, Italy