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A cross patoncé (or patonce) is more or less intermediate between a cross pattée and a cross flory (or fleury). The ends of its limbs are trifurcated into leaf shapes, and seems to come in two sorts: one where the limbs are the same width all along as in the coat of Godfrey McCance Gransden; and the
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had been introduced in 1219 as the head of the bailiwicks in the Holy Roman Empire, from 1381 also those in Italy, raised to the rank of a prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1494, but merged with the office of grand master under Walter von Cronberg in 1525, from which time the head of the order had
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With arms which narrow towards the center, and are indented at the ends, also known as the eight-pointed cross (with no curved lines). This is a gradual evolution of the eight-pointed cross moline. The sharp vertex of the modern "four-arrowhead" design is gradual, and takes place during the 15th to
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symbol attached to each arm. While this legendary account cannot be traced back further than the early modern period (Christoph Hartknoch, 1684) there is some evidence that the design does indeed date to the mid 13th century. The black cross patty was later used for military decoration and insignia
2402:(1270s). Perrin (1922) concludes that the introduction of the Cross of St George as a "national emblem" is originally due to Edward I. By 1300, there was also a greater "banner of St George", but not yet in a prominent function; the king used it among several banners of saints alongside the 2412:" Perrin 1922, p. 37 "The first step towards the promotion of St George to a position of predominance seems to be due to Edward III, who in gratitude for his supposed help at the Battle of Cregy founded the Chapel of St George at Windsor in 1348." Perrin 1922, pp. 37f. Perrin (1922), 2109:. Also found in the coat of arms of the Papal Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Vatican City (matriculated in Scotland as "Argent; a Jerusalem cross cantoned between four crosses couped, gules"—Scots Public Register, volume 75, page 112)—to be seen at various 2591:"we are met with the difficulty of many synonyms occurring, for practically the same form is often much varied by incorrect drawing, and much confusion has arisen from blunders of heraldic writers in misreading or misunderstanding the terms employed." Parker (1894). 934:
The term quarter-pierced (quarterly pierced) is used when the center of the cross has a separate tincture. Some heraldists have used quarter-voided or square-pierced for cases where the center of the cross is given the tincture of the field, or alternatively
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The desire to distinguish one's coat of arms from others led to a period of substantial innovation in producing variants of the basic Christian cross by the early 14th century (in England, the reign of
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and so on. It may also be of two tinctures, e.g. party per fesse, per pale, or per cross (equivalent to quarterly), mostly in connection with the partition of the field (i.e. counter-charged).
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used a black-on white version. Early cross or spiral-like shield decorations, not necessarily with Christian symbolism, are already found on depictions of shields of the 11th century.
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The great number of variants of crosses, and the deep history of such variants (going back to the 14th century or earlier) results in confusing and often contradictory terminology.
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Argent a cross gules quarterly pierced nine crosses crosslet, three, three, and three counterchanged (the first quarter ermine for distinction) (Mary Ann Harvey Bonnell 1841)
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as a central inescutcheon. The golden cross fleury overlaid on the black cross becomes widely used in the 15th century. A legendary account attributes its introduction to
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A Latin cross with an extra bar added. The lengths and placement of the bars (or "arms") vary, and most of the variations are interchangeably called either of the
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A cross erminée is a cross of four ermine-spots, with the heads meeting, sharing their spots. Historically borne by Hurston (Cheshire, England) c. 1490 and others
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A cross pattée (or formée/formy) has arms narrowing towards the centre, but with flat ends. It is usually found with curved inside edges as in the 13th c. arms of
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16th century. The "Rhodian cross" of the early 16th century had almost, but not quite, achieved the "sharp arrowhead appearance". The modern form is known as the
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other where the limbs gently widen from the centre (but do not curve) as in the coat of John Chiu] (both of Canada). A medieval example is shown on the seal of
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This cross has a crossbar at the end of each of its arms. "Potent" is an old word for a crutch, and is used in heraldic terminology to describe a T shape.
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In the coat of Tillie in Cornwall. The symbol is also called a "barbed cross" or an "arrow cross". An arrow cross in green was also the symbol of the
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Looking back on the Crusades as the foundational period of knighthood, the badge of the cross became strongly associated with the idealized Christian
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emerged in western Europe at the start of the 13th century out of earlier traditions. The basic variants of the red-on-white (termed the
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in 1748. This is to be distinguished from the (rare) heraldic charge of a horizontal Latin cross, known as the "Cross of Saint Philip".
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A cross pattée fitchée is a cross pattée with a sharp point added to the lower limb, as if for use in staking into the ground
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Add MS 29796), a 16th-century copy of a roll of arms of the 1250s has depictions of various heraldic crosses, including the
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variant (ĐĄĐ°ĐŒĐŸ ĐĄĐ»ĐŸĐłĐ° ĐĄŃ€Đ±ĐžĐœĐ° ХпашаĐČĐ° - Only Unity Saves The Serbs) with four "firesteel" shapes develops in the early modern
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The patriarchal cross or double cross was used in Byzantine seals since the early medieval period. It was adopted in the
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The ordinary formed when the cross' arms are oblique, passing through the top corners of the shield, is referred to as a
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In some cases, a separate name is given to the ensemble of a heraldic cross with four additional charges in the angles.
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in their husks or cases, joined together at the great end. The term comes from the Latin name for the hazel, originally
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together, and that Henry would use a white cross and Philip a red cross. The red-on-white cross came to be used by the
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A cross recercely seems to be a cross moline parted or voided throughout—though it may be a cross moline very curly.
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Red crosses seem to have been used as a distinguishing mark worn by English soldiers from the reign of
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Several national flags are based on late medieval war flags, including the white-on-red crosses of the
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is an 18th-century innovation derived from cross flags adapted as swallow-tailed (or triple-tailed)
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Puis fist le roy porter amont / Sa baniere et la Seint Eymont / La Seint George et la Seint Edwart
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Flags with crosses are recorded from the later Middle Ages, e.g. in the early 14th century the
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In a cross moline, the ends of the arms are bifurcated, split and curved back, also called a
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A cross fitchy has the lower limb pointed, as if to be driven into the ground. From French
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A cross with the ends of each arm crossed. A prominent early example is in the arms of the
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Sable on a cross argent quarter pierced of the field four eagles displayed of the first (
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in English and Canadian heraldry, it marks an eighth son. Found in the coats of arms of
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The oblique Latin cross, known as cross portate ("carried"), is associated with Saint
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is a modern cross variant used on rectangular flags only, introduced for rectangular
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Helmut Nickel, "Über das Hochmeisterwappen des Deutschen Ordens im Heiligen Lande",
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A Latin cross standing on steps (mostly three in number) is known as Calvary cross.
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flag originates in 1906 as a colour-switched version of the flag of Switzerland.
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originates in the 18th century due to the rectangular shape of maritime flags.
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Non-traditional, regional, or rarely used (sometimes considered unheraldic)
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in England. In early armory it was not consistently distinguished from the
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Edition deutschsprachiger Quellen aus dem Ostseeraum (14.-16. Jahrhundert)
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has no family coats of arms with crosses, but shows plain crosses in the
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an emblem from the 11th century, and increasingly during the age of the
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Upright cross with truncated angled arms; essentially a variant of the
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of various states in the 13th and 14th century, including the Duchy of
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General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (November 12, 2020).
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meaning "forked"). An example is the South African Postal Association
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chequy, compony, counter-compony, fretty, trellised, vair maçonnée
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A saltire triple parted fretted in the municipal coat of arms of
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The ordinary cross may also be varied in its tincture, it may be
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A cross triple parted fretted in the municipal coat of arms of
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in the late 12th century, and also appears on the more recent
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showing a full crucifix including the figure of Christ), the
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Church, Cornwall. The religious symbol of Latvian religion
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When the ordinary cross is couped it acquires aspects of a
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One form of the heraldic cross fourchy or cross fourche (
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in 1205. The coat of arms representing the grand master (
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were developed for the purpose of the emerging system of
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A special form of the cross flory fitchy is used by the
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of Baudouin Dakeney. In addition, the Glover Roll has
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found between the antlers of the stag supporters of
2853:"Shirley Association Genealogical Research Website" 2151: 345:The cross appears as heraldic charge in the oldest 2280:(as naval flag) was introduced in 1606, after the 1785:The inverted Latin cross is known as the Cross of 1603:, as it were combining four capital Greek letters 1107:in 1918 and later used as a vehicle emblem by the 561:For whose sweete sake that glorious badge he wore, 240:. Crosses are shown on the arms of: the legendary 2631:Terminology of Robson, Thomas, The British Herald 1699:A form of cross which resembling a mix between a 87:) was used from the 5th century, deriving from a 6218: 4587:Descriptions in antiquity of the execution cross 1472:. Another version, the "Cross of Saint Julian" ( 1360:Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke 971:Argent a cross vert quarter pierced of the field 718:The ordinary cross may further be modify in its 125:(7th century), coins also depict simply crosses 117:is used in Byzantine coins and seals during the 2802: 2466:, including Constance, Speier, Trier and Mainz. 2428:T.D. Tremlett, 'Rolls of Arms of Henri III' in 2264:Crosses on flags become more widespread in the 611:and gave rise to the cross patty in the German 690:), as far as possible within the shape of the 4650: 2952: 1757:The Latin cross has an elongated lower limb. 1456:MunicipalitĂ© de la Paroisse de Saint-PhilĂ©mon 2432:II, Society of Antiquaries of London (1958). 2407: 2115:Canadian Public Register Volume III, page 85 1880: 1815:The sideways Latin cross is associated with 1538: 1511: 1430:, where it is blazoned as "cross crosslet". 1304: 1112: 387: 368: 357: 2145: 1675: 1670:A form of cross which resembles four hazel 1547:, England. The name is derived from French 34:Collection of heraldic cross variants from 4657: 4643: 2959: 2945: 2806:; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). 2671:. The Episcopal Church. 1940. p. 288. 1680:. It was fairly rare in English heraldry. 1510:(d.1260). The name is derived from French 590:superimposed on the black cross, with the 565:Upon his shield the like was also scor'd. 557:And on his brest a bloodie crosse he bore, 109:in use from at least the 2nd century. The 2571: 2569: 2567: 2276:in the 18th to 19th century, the British 2156:"King of Kings, Ruling Over Kings"). The 2153:Basileus Basileƍn, Basileuƍn Basileuontƍn 2147:ÎČασÎčλΔáœșς ÎČασÎčλέωΜ, ÎČασÎčλΔύωΜ ÎČασÎčλΔυόΜτωΜ 1077:A voided cross might also be blazoned as 959:Argent a cross azure pierced of the field 559:The deare remembrance of his dying Lord, 2908:"South Buckinghamshire District Council" 2641: 2639: 2637: 2387:The Publications of the Harleian Society 2331:The Cross in Tradition, History, and Art 2224:(launched 1514) as depicted in the 1546 2207: 2181: 2178:List of national flags depicting a cross 1163:Cross hummetty (couped, alaisĂ©e, alĂ©sĂ©e) 1081:. Fimbriated crosses are more common in 947:has a square at the intersection point. 497:as a tincture in several coats of arms. 380:, Peter's funerary monument displays an 226: 206: 188: 176: 29: 2884: 2882: 2880: 2645: 2327: 2272:, and from this tradition develop into 491:azure a cross or, four lions rampant or 471:or a cross saltire gules, a chief gules 14: 6219: 2564: 2505:(grand master, head of the order) and 2261:possibly from the early 13th century. 1985:South Buckinghamshire District Council 898:Azure a saltire embattled parted or ( 563:And dead, as living ever, his ador'd: 489:of Hamond (Robert) de Crevecoeur, and 459:or a cross gules, five scallops argent 437:of Guillaume de Forz, Comte d'Aumale, 4638: 2940: 2828: 2818:(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. 2634: 2065: 570:The black-on-white cross worn by the 546:of romance, as expressed by Spenser ( 181:9th-century Byzantine seal showing a 4592:List of tallest crosses in the world 2877: 2578:A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry 2513:) were united in 1525. The title of 2446:A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry 2370:Round Shield Designs (vikingage.org) 2251:, and the white-on-red cross of the 874:Or a cross chequy gules and sable 830:Or a cross per fess gules and azure 722:(i.e. modification of its edges as 284:showing a cross and five martlets). 144:by the Christian troops during the 24: 2321: 1464: 1395:A cross with the ends of the arms 1170:(rather than an ordinary), i.e. a 164:, and the white-on-red one by the 25: 6248: 2918: 2829:Rines, George Edwin, ed. 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It appears in the arms of the 2018: 1993: 1944: 1909: 1891: 1869: 1855: 1843: 1824: 1805: 1798:Cross of Saint Peter in heraldry 1791: 1773: 1759: 1745: 1726: 1686: 1657: 1640: 1617: 1561: 1526: 1494: 1436: 1414:It occurs counterchanged on the 1384: 1343: 1315: 1292: 1252: 1232: 1211: 1179: 1156: 1061: 1045: 1033: 1021: 992: 976: 964: 952: 907: 891: 886:Argent a saltire engrailed azure 879: 867: 855: 846:, in each quarter a pale gules ( 835: 823: 807: 791: 700:cross of gules in a field argent 2900: 2863: 2845: 2822: 2796: 2778: 2757: 2741: 2729: 2711: 2693: 2675: 2658: 2625: 2607: 2594: 2585: 654:Union between Sweden and Norway 334:and (possibly from the latter) 2815:New International Encyclopedia 2652:The Governor General of Canada 2535: 2495: 2469: 2452: 2437: 2422: 2392: 2379: 2363: 2136:A Greek cross with the letter 2051:, which itself appears in the 1137: 262:the Palaiologos dynasty emblem 27:Cross symbols used in heraldry 13: 1: 2356: 1040:Or a cross triple parted vert 443:gules a cross saltire engrele 5949:(metal in the United States) 4664: 2619:www.national.archsrch.gov.za 2389:, Volume 100 (1950), p. 169. 2257:used as the war flag of the 479:gules a cross saltire argent 463:gules a cross fourchy argent 392:d'argent a la crois de goulz 362:, d'or a ung crois de goulez 7: 2966: 2492:Retrieved February 27, 2016 2339: 2152: 2144:dynasty (mid-13th century, 2101:The symbol of the Crusader 1119:cross" is a variant of the 1028:Argent a cross voided sable 467:argent a cross fleury sable 447:argent a cross fleury azure 445:of Fulke de Escherdestone, 439:gules a cross fleury argent 373:, goules ung crois d'argent 168:(also white-on-black); the 10: 6253: 2873:. 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Christian cross
Crusades
national flags
Christian cross
Latin cross
Greek cross
T-shape
gibbet
stauros
crucifixion of Jesus
globus cruciger
staurogram
Heraclian period
Heraclian dynasty
potent
patty
pommy
field sign
Crusades
Henry II of England
Philip II of France
Third Crusade
Knights Templar
Knights Hospitaller

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