Frisian eagle

This article is about the heraldic charge. For the painter nicknamed "the Frisian Eagle", see Wybrand de Geest.

File:De Friese Halve Adelaar.svg

A Frisian eagle sable.

A Frisian eagle is a specific kind of eagle in Dutch heraldry, consisting of half of a black dougle-headed eagle on the dexter side of a shield parted per pale.

It originated as a mark of favour granted to certain Frisian noblemen by the Holy Roman Emperor, and is still borne in the arms of a number of Frisian families. The correct blazon in Dutch is: Gedeeld: I in goud een zwarte Friese adelaar komende uit de deellijn [Per pale: Or, a Frisian eagle sable rising from the line of partition.

Examples

• Familiewapen galama.JPG

  Arms of the Galama family

• Sneek wapen.svg

  Arms of the town of Sneek

• Súdwest Fryslân wapen nieuw.svg

  Arms of the Súdwest-Fryslân municipality

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  Historical arms of North Frisia with its motto Lever duad as Slav (Better dead than a Slave) where the eagle actually appears in the sinister half. The North Frisian coat of arms is not identical with that of modern Nordfriesland district.

See also

• Karelsprivilege
• Magnus Forteman
• Hessel Hermana
• Grietman
• Reichsadler