No default posture.
No default orientation.
No default tincture.
See also: Wolf in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.
Central ordinary. A bend being devoured by wolves. Seen in Iberian armory.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Central ordinary. A bend being devoured by wolves. Seen in Iberian armory.
Source: Livro do Armeiro-Mor (Arms of Freires de Andrade, folio 55r). Artist: Jean Du Cros. .
Source: Livro do Armeiro-Mor. Artist: Jean Du Cros. (Arms of Freires de Andrade, folio 55r.)
An aquatic monster with the body of a wolf and the tail of a fish. Default posture: erect. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Michael der Gross von Bergen.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Michael der Gross von Bergen.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Myfanwy ferch Rhiannon.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed) ( (attributed),attributed).
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration. As of August 2018 this charge is unregistrable, as the term dormant is no longer used and sleeping animals will not be registered.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed) ( (attributed),attributed).
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Two Tudor Books of Arms. Artist: Robert Cooke.
Source: Two Tudor Books of Arms. Artist: Robert Cooke.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Traité de l'Art du Blason. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Traité de l'Art du Blason. Artist unknown.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
Source: WappenWiki. Artist: Joakim Spuller.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist: Unknown Illustrator (Illustration 334).
Source: Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique. Artist unknown. (Illustration 334.)
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration. This head posture, previously blazoned ululant, is an SCA invention and considered a Step From core practice (SFCP).
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration. No longer registrable without additional documentation following the January 2018 ruling on quadrupeds affronty.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
Source: A Complete Guide to Heraldry. Artist: Graham Johnston.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement.
Source: Banners, Standards, and Badges. Artist: Thomas Willement.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed) ( (attributed),attributed).
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Escudos de Armas, la Mayor Parte de Portugal. Artist: Unknown Illustrator. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
Source: Escudos de Armas, la Mayor Parte de Portugal. Artist unknown. Adapted by Iago ab Adam.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe. Adapted by Tibor the Indecisive.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe. Adapted by Tibor the Indecisive.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed) ( (attributed),attributed).
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration. In Jan 2020, armory containing this head oriented bendwise was returned for appearing to be a wolf's head ululant, a posture banned following the May 2018 cover letter.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed) ( (attributed),attributed).
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration. Note that this depiction is considered poor style as it should have larger jags in order to meet the current recommendations for erasing.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed) ( (attributed),attributed).
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed).
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration. Note that this depiction is considered poor style as it should have larger jags in order to meet the current recommendations for erasing.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Pennsic Heralds’ Point Artists. Artist unknown.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Adapted from an image in Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson. Adapted from an image in Pennsic Traceable Art.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed) ( (attributed),attributed). Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist: Roana d’Evreux (attributed). Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Ræv Kolfinnsson.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Jessimond of Emerickeskepe.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
Source: Heraldic Templates. Artist: Torric inn Björn.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Recueil de Grand Nombre d'Écussons (Arms of les Breotieres, view 35). Artist: Unknown Illustrator.
Source: Recueil de Grand Nombre d'Écussons. Artist unknown. (Arms of les Breotieres, view 35.)
No proper coloration. Note that this depiction is considered poor style as it should have larger jags in order to meet the current recommendations for erasing.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe. Adapted by Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Volusia Zoe.
(May also issue from chief, but this would be considered a Step From Core Practice.)
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Illustration: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
(May also issue from chief, but this would be considered a Step From Core Practice.)
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Illustration: Mathghamhain Ua Ruadháin.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration. The beasts-cut motif divides the field to form two interlocking heads. Must use contrasting tinctures.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Vémundr Syvursson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Vémundr Syvursson.
A wild canid. No default posture. No proper coloration. The beasts-cut motif divides the field to form two interlocking heads. Must use contrasting tinctures.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Vémundr Syvursson.
Source: Book of Traceable Heraldic Art. Artist: Vémundr Syvursson.
