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BLAZONING OF THE RENNER COAT OF ARMS
BLAZON (Wappen der Familie Renner):
ARMS (Shield):
Per fess, or over sable, a lion rampant counterchanged, holding a tournament lance or
CREST (Helmet):
On a torse of the colors a demi-lion as in the arms
MANTLE (Decken):
Not deScribed (Mantling is seldom deScribed unless other than the Primary Tinctures
are to be used)
MOTTO:
None recorded (It is rare for the German Achievement to deScribe a motto)
REFERENCE SOURCE:
Armorial General by J.B. Rietstap
ARMS (Shield) INTERPRETATION:
Per Fess - (Means the Shield is divide in half Fessways (Horizontally))
Or over Sable - (Means the top half of the Shield is Gold (Or=Gold)
and the bottom half is Black (Sable=Black))
A Lion Rampant - (Means, in profile, a rampaging (Rampant) male (unless otherwise deScribed)
Lion standing on one hind leg is placed on the Shield)
Counterchanged - (Means, the top half of the Lion takes on the colors
of the bottom half of the Shield & vice-versa)
Holding a tournament lance or - (Means the Lion is holding a Golden (Or=Gold) Tournament
Lance (Jousting Lance))
CREST (Helmet) INTERPRETATION:
On a Torse of the colors - (Means the next thing deScribed will go upon a
cloth wreath (Torse) of 6 twists, alternating between the primary tinctures)
a Demi-Lion as in the Arms - (Means the top half (demi) of a Lion
like the one in the Shield (Arms) is affixed by the Torse (together with the Mantling)
to the Helmet, which is drawn in Profile with the Visor closed, or with no Visor nor Grilles - the kind used by
a "Bürgerliche" (Esquire/Commoner/Citizen))
SYMBOLISM:
Lance - (The perfection of martial arts; emblem of knightly service; devotion to honor)
Lion - (Courage)
Colors:
Or (Gold) - (Generosity)
Sable (Black) - (Constancy, sometimes grief)
Above Blazon (written description) only applies to large Emblazon (drawing).
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