Attitudes and Attributes
of a Beast Charge
Beasts and chimerical creatures are depicted in a variety of attitudes, a few of the most common of which are here desribed:

In blazon, the attributes of heraldic charges ar oftan self-evident, such as beaked, bristled, chained, collared etc. Others include:

Attitudes

addorsedback to back
affrontyfacing the observer
cabosheda head affronty but without a neck
closewings folded
combatantrampant and facing one another
conjoinedjoined together
contournefacing the sinister
couchantresting
courantrunning
cowardtail between legs
displayedwings expanded
dormantsleeping
embowedcurved
endorsedback to back
enfiledpassing through
ensignedhaving a charge placed above
forcenea rearing horse
guardantlooking at the observer
haurientof a fish, head upwards
naiaintswimming
nowedknotted
passantwalking with front paw up
rampantstanding on one leg the others raised
reguardantlooking over the shoulder
salientjumping
segreanta griffin when rampant
sejantsitting
statantstanding
trippanta walking stag
vrinantdiving
volantflying horizontally
vorantdevouring

Attributes

annelledringed, as the nose of a bull
armedof talons, claws etc.
attiredof antlers
barbedof an arrow head or sepals of a rose
coupedsevered in a straight line
crinedof hair or a mane
doubledwith the lining turned up
embattledhaveing crenellations
embruedspattered or dripping wth blood
en soleilsurrounded by rays of the sun
eradicateduprooted
erasedtorn off roughly
foucheforked
fructedbearing fruit
gorgedencircled about the throat
habitedclothed
incensedflames issuing from mouth and ears
jessantissuing from
languedof the tougue
masonedof the mortar of masonary
memberedof the legs of a bird
piercedwith a circular hole
queuedtailed
unguledof the hooves
vestedclothed
voideddepicted in outline
vulnedwounded

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