Description from Burke's Heraldry
1851 |
"English" interpretation -very kindly provided by Gill Smith
-for more see "Glossary
of Heraldic Terms" |
My attempt at constructing the shield with advice from Gill Smith |
Attwood. Gu. a Lion ramp.
ar. within an orle of acorns or. Crest - A demi lady holding a
balance and scales ppr.
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Red background, silver/white rampant lion, with a line of
gold acorns all around the edge. The crest (which goes on top of the
helmet) is a half-lady (top half!) holding a set of gold scales in the
manner of the statue of liberty. |
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Atwood (Bromfield, Essex). Ar. on a fesse raguly az. three fleur-de-lis or. crest - On
a branch of a tree trunked, lying fessways or, a fleur-de-lis ar. betw. two
sprigs vert.
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Silver background, with a blue horizontal strip across
the middle with 'raguly' edges [this is like battlements but with the
segments leaning over, not at right angles. On the blue strip 3
gold/yellow fleur de lys, evenly spaced. The crest here is a tree branch
with a bit of trunk attached, and on the branch a silver fleur de lys
between two green'sprigs', i.e. tufts of leaves. |
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Attwood (Gloucestershire). Gu. a lion ramp. guard. ar. betw. eight acorns slipped or.
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Red background, silver lion rampant with its head turned
to face you, with 8 gold acorns ('slipped' means with their stalks visible
but with a neatly cut end) roughly evenly arranged outside the lion. |
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Atwood
(Broughton, Co Salop.) Gu. a lion ramp. double queued ar. |
Red shield, silver/white lion rampant with two tails |
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Atwood. Gu. a lion ramp.ar. Crest - An antelope's head
ppr.
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Red shield, silver/white lion rampant, only one tail this
time. Crest is an antelope's head in its natural colours and probably
shown in profile. |
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Atwood. Gu. (another. sa.) the field replenished with acorns or, a lion ramp.
ar.
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Red (or black for the 'other') with gold acorns scattered
over it, and the white/silver lion rampant |
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Atwood. Gu. a lion ramp. erm.
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red shield, the lion ermine this time (i.e. white with
black ermine tails - this is actaully very bizarre as ermine is of course
made from winter stoat pelts, so you have a lion made of another kind of
fur! |
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Atwood, Ar. a lion ramp. Gu.
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a red lion rampant on a silver background |
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Atwood. Ar. a wolf saliant sa.
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A silver/white background with a black wolf instead of
the lion. Wolves are shown conventionally. |
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Attwood. Ar. a wolf saliant sa. Collared of the first within a bordure of the second.
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Same as above except that the wolf is wearing a silver
collar, and the shield has a black border. |
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Atwood. Ar. a wolf saliant sa. within a bordure engr. of the second, charged with an
entoire of eight bezants.
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Similar again, with the black wolf on a silver
background, but this time the black border is 'engrailed', i.e. looks as
if it's had bites taken out of it all round, and has 8 gold coins/gold
circles on it, evenly spaced. |
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Atwood. Ar. a wolf saliant sa. betw, three tor-teaux, within a bordure of the second.
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a silver shield (often shown as white) with a leaping
black wolf (salient is in the same general position as a lion
rampant, except that it has both back legs on the ground and both
front paws reaching up) and three red 'roundels', one in each 'corner' of
the shield, the whole lot in a black border |
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Atwood.
Gyronny of eight pieces ar. and or, a wolf salaint sa.
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If this blazon is to be believed the background is divided into
alternating silver and gold pieces, which is very unusual in heraldry (you
would normally have one of silver and gold alternating with one of red,
blue, green or black), with the black leaping wolf on top.
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