Manterzel

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Jeremy Fox
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Manterzel

Postby Jeremy Fox » 24 Jan 2023, 19:45

I'd post this in the facebook group but ...
Does anyone know if there is a name for this male version of the harpy?
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Re: Manterzel

Postby Ryan Shuflin » 30 Jan 2023, 14:47

In German heraldry, there is a Kaiseradler or Königsadler, which means emperor or king eagle. It is an eagle with a crowned head, the most well known example of being in the arms of Nurnberg. It was misinterpreted as a harpy. A lot of other harpies are crowned, so that could be the heraldic origin of the harpy. I suggest the blazon: an eagle with a man’s head.

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Re: Manterzel

Postby Jeremy Fox » 01 Feb 2023, 22:36

Possibly related, Ryan, and this creature (crest of Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, Dorset, 1531) has also been taken or mistaken for a harpy.
Being belled, it is a man-hawk rather than a man-eagle so could be blazoned "a falcon close with man's head affrontee."


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