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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.
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