- Hungarian heraldry
Hungarian heraldry follows
German heraldry in its artistic forms, but has got its own character. It is classified to Central and Eastern Europe heraldry.Private Heraldry
The composition of most Hungarian coats of arms is based on figurative approach. Arms with simple divisions of the shield, or charged with ordinaries and subordinaries only, are extremely rare and mostly foreign origin. The colour of the field is most often blue, serving as a background (sky). About 90% of Hungarian arms have a green base, often a
trimount . Hungarian heraldry is much more "bloody" than other heraldry. E.g. the chopped off head of a Turk with a long scalp lock and a dropping moustache, blood dripping from the neck is a common charge. At least 15 percent of all Hungarian personal arms bear a decapitated Turk's head in reference to their wars againstTurkey . [von Warnstedt, Christopher. (October 1970). "The Heraldic Provinces of Europe". "The Coat of Arms" XI (84): 129-30.] [Thomas Woodcock & John Martin Robinson. "The Oxford Guide to Heraldry". (Oxford University Press, New York: 1988), 28-32.]In many cases
mantling has more than two tinctures. Barred helmet is normally used, but this is not a rule. There are few Hungarian arms without a crestcoronet .Due to great demand of soldiers during the wars against the Turks in the 16th and 17th centuries, sometimes a whole garrison of 80 to 120 soldiers was raised to nobiliary rank, being granted one coat of arms for all of them to share.
Official Heraldry
ome Basic Vocabulary
*coat of arms = [http://hu.wikibooks.org/wiki/C%C3%ADmer címer]
*crest = sisakdíszee also
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Coat of arms of Hungary
*Historical coat of arms of Transylvania
*Nobility and royalty of the Kingdom of Hungary Further reading
* de Tamáska de Baranch, Endre: "The Evolution of the Hungarian Coat of Arms". Sarasota, 1979.
* Kezd, Bela Kezdy Vasarheli De: "Totemistic Elements in Hungarian Armory", 1961.References
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Carl-Alexander von Volborth : Heraldry: Customs, Rules, and Styles Poole, Dorset, New Orchard Editions, 1981, pp. 120-122External links
* [http://www.heraldica.org/topics/national/hungary.htm A Note on Hungarian Heraldry] from François Velde's Heraldica website
* [http://www.kolumbus.fi/rauno.huikari/hungarian_heraldry.htm Main characteristics of Hungarian heraldry]
* [http://hu.wikibooks.org/wiki/Heraldikai_lexikon Heraldikai lexikon] - Hungarian dictionary of arms
* [http://www.heraldika.hu/index_hu.html Magyar Címer Portál] - Hungarian Coat of Arms Portal
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