Boars in heraldry
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The wild boar and boar's head are common charges in heraldry.
The Royal Vijayanagara(1336–1646) insignia, displaying a Sun, Moon, Dagger and Boar.
On the Norwegian "Kongshornet" (the King's Horn) the coat of arms of the old clan Galte can be seen before the family became "Galtung" in the era of Danish superiority over Norway. This horn remains in a Danish collection at Copenhagen, which has refused Norway's request to return it. The coat of arms would have been a gold or silver (in the sagas "radiant") boar representing Ynglinga on a blue shield with a shell for the sea or Christian pilgrimage.
A Roman Antefix roof tile showing the Twentieth Legion's boar badge and standard
The Swiss Saubanner as depicted in the Berner Schilling (1480s)
Achievement (heraldry)
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In heraldry, an achievement, armorial achievement or heraldic achievement is a full display or depiction of all the heraldic components to which the bearer of a coat of arms is entitled. An achievemen
Heraldic achievement forming the Garter stall plate of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (d. 1444), KG, St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The earliest garter plate with supporters. It includes the badge of an ostrich feather, here shown as a pair, blazoned: feather argent pen gobonne argent and azure
