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changed to the Hanoverian Royal Ireland after whom the order of St.
Crown.
These arms were borne by
SaNant - Applied to a beast when
George IV and William W.
Zn 1837 when Queen Victoria depicted as if leaping at its prey
came to the thronc it was obviously i.e. with both hind feet on the
ludicrous for her to Iay clah to the ground and both fore feet raised.
Saliant appears to be an acciden-
Kingdom of Hanover and therefore
the escutcheon of pretence and the ta1 variation from rampant which
Hanoverian crown were finaUy may have arisen in early Heraldry.
removed from the arms of Great
Britain and they were thus mar- Salmon - The fish of that name.
shalled as quarterly 1 and 4 Eng-
land, 2 and 3 Ireland, and have Ssltire - The cross of St. Andrew
remajned thus to the present day.
which may be found used as an
The only difference lies in the ordinary or as a charge, or the
arms as borne by the monarch when shield rnay be divided per saltire.
in Scotland, which are marshalled As an ordinary its edges may be
as 1 and 4 Scotland, 2 England and subject to decoration.
3 Ireland.
Since the reign of Henry WII the Sanglant - Blood stained.
Royal am have been encircled
Sangiier - An alternative name for
by the Garter.
the wild boar.
Sanguine or Murrey - One of the
old Heraldic tinctures seldom found
today. Tt is redish purple in colour.
Ssracen's Head - One of the heads
Sable - Black.
which rnay be found as a charge
-
dating from the early crusades. Tt
Sagj~~ The centau,-, half man
is de~icted as the head of an O1d
and half herse holding an arrow
man with a savage countenance.
upon a bent bow.
Sarceii6 - Cut through the middle.
Sail - The saiI figures largely in
ship charges which may be blazoned
Srnon Crown - one of the crowns
in full sail or with sails furled. Patrick (now extinct), was named.
Found in old Heraldry.
Saint Andrew - The patron saint Scallop - A shell used as a charge
of Scotland. It is upon the cross of which had its origin in the crusades.
St. Andrew (a saltire) upon which
St. Andrew is said to have been Schools, Arms and Badges - Many
crucified.
British schools possess armorial
bearings and the tendency is for
Saint George - The patron Saint of those who only possess badges or
England who figures largely in the other non-armorial insignia to
regalia of the Knights of the Garter. acquire arms also. In somc cases
the bearings used are taken from
Saint Patrick ;-, The patron Saint of those of the founder of the school.