Frisian eagle

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A Frisian eagle armed and langued gules

A Frisian eagle is a specific heraldic eagle in a coat of arms.

It is a half of a black double-headed eagle in the golden half of the shield parted per pale, most commonly on the dexter side. In other words, it is a double eagle which has been subject to dimidiation.

The correct blazon in Dutch is: Gedeeld: I in goud een zwarte Friese adelaar komende uit de deellijn [Per pale: Or, a Frisian eagle sable rising from the line of partition.

It appears in many coats of arms from the area of the old Frisia.

Examples

  • The Galama family coat of arms

  • Coat of arms of the municipality town of Sneek

  • Proposed coat of arms of the Súdwest-Fryslân municipality

  • The historical coat of arms of North Frisia with its motto Lever duad as Slav (Better dead than Slave) where the eagle actually appears in the sinister half. The North Frisian coat of arms is not identical with that of modern Nordfriesland district.

See also

References

  • Gonggrijp, G. F. E. (1943). Friesche eigenerfdenwapens (in Dutch). Naarden. Blazon 60-67. 
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