"Guide to Sigil"" (1995). The wyvern is further detailed in ""Dragon"" Annual #1 (1996), in ""The Ecology of the Wyvern."" The wyvern appears in the ""Monster Manual"" for this edition (2000). The arctic wyvern and the young arctic wyvern appeared in ""Dungeon"" #78 (January 2000). The wyvern appears in the revised ""Monster Manual"" for this edition (2003). The wyvern appears in the ""Monster Manual"" for this edition (2008). The wyvern appears in the ""Monster Manual"" for this edition (2014). Despite supposedly being stupid, Wyverns are rather deadly and cunning in combat. They prefer to always be in flight, and take"
"modern fantasy fiction, though its first literary appearances may have been in medieval bestiaries. The wyvern is a frequent charge in English heraldry and vexillology, also occasionally appearing as a supporter or crest. A white (""Argent"") wyvern formed the crest of the Borough of Leicester as recorded at the heraldic visitation of Leicestershire in 1619: ""A wyvern sans legs argent strewed with wounds gules, wings expanded ermine."" The term ""sans legs"" may not imply that the wyvern was ""without legs"", rather that its legs are not depicted, being hidden or folded under. This was adopted by the Midland Railway in"
"Uther Pendragon was famously said have had two gold dragons crowned with red standing back-to-back on his royal coat of arms. Originally, heraldic dragons could have any number of legs, but, by the late Middle Ages, due to the widespread proliferation of bestiaries, heraldry began to distinguish between a ""dragon"" (which could only have exactly four legs) and a ""wyvern"" (which could only have exactly two). In myths, wyverns are associated with viciousness, envy, and pestilence, but, in heraldry, they are used as symbols for overthrowing the tyranny of Satan and his demonic forces. Late medieval heraldry also distinguished a"
"the coat of arms of the Tilley family. The kings of Aragon of the House of Barcelona since Peter IV used a wyvern as a crest on their helmets. Nowadays this symbol has been officially adopted as the coat of arms of the Generalitat Valenciana (Valencian Parliament and Government). The arms of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries depict a wyvern, symbolising disease, being overcome by Apollo, symbolising medicine. The wyvern is also a fairly popular commercial logo or mascot, especially in Wales and what was once the West Country Kingdom of Wessex, but also farther afield in Herefordshire and Worcestershire,"
"in 1950. In the British Army the wyvern has been used to represent Wessex: the 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division, and postwar regional 43 (Wessex) Brigade adopted a formation sign consisting of a gold wyvern on a black or dark blue background. The regular Wessex Brigade of the 1960s adopted a cap badge featuring the heraldic beast, until the regiments took back up individual regimental badges in the late 1960s. The Territorial Army Wessex Regiment continued to wear the Wessex Brigade badge until the late 1980s when its individual companies too readopted their parent regular regimental cap badges. The now disbanded"
"the Japanese basketball team, the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the Japanese B.League The wyvern is also the mascot of the 51st Operations Support Squadron at Osan Air Base, with the motto: ""breathin' fire!"" A wyvern is depicted on the unit crest of the USAF 31st Fighter Wing. The wyvern is the mascot on the shirt of Leyton Orient F.C.. The wyvern is featured as the team mascot for Woodbridge College in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada. The Wyvern is the Mascot of Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Massachusetts. Wyvern A wyvern ( , sometimes spelled wivern) is a legendary creature with a"
"Leofric is sometimes attributed a black, single-headed eagle instead. The wyvern, a dragon with two legs, has a dubious association with Mercia. Midland Railway, who used a silver (white) wyvern as their crest, having inherited the symbol from the Leicester and Swannington Railway, asserted that the ""wyvern was the standard of the Kingdom of Mercia"", and that it was ""a quartering in the town arms of Leicester"". However, in 1897 the ""Railway Magazine"" noted that there appeared ""to be no foundation that the wyvern was associated with the Kingdom of Mercia"". A similar theme was later taken up by Bram"
"Wyvern rampant. For the purposes of parading, the Regiments of the British Army are listed according to an order of precedence. This is the order in which the various corps of the army parade, from right to left, with the unit at the extreme right being the most senior. Royal Wessex Yeomanry The Royal Wessex Yeomanry (RWxY) is a Reserve armoured regiment of the British Army Reserve consisting of five squadrons. Formerly part of 43 (Wessex) Brigade, the regiment joined 3rd (UK) Division in July 2014, to provide armoured (main battle tank) resilience to the three armoured regiments within the"
"as the rivers Wye and Severn run through Hereford and Worcester respectively. A local radio station was formerly called Wyvern FM. Vauxhall Motors had a model in its range in the 1950s called the Wyvern. The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. The wyvern is a frequent mascot of athletic teams, colleges and universities, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States, and is the mascot of the Korea Baseball Organization team SK Wyverns, established in 2000, and"
"West Somerset Yeomanry adopted a Wessex Wyvern rampant as the centre piece for its cap badge, and the current Royal Wessex Yeomanry adopted a similar device in 2014 when the Regiment moved from wearing individual squadron county yeomanry cap badges to a unified single Regimental cap badge. When Sophie, Countess of Wessex was granted arms, the sinister supporter assigned was a blue wyvern, described by the College of Arms as """"an heraldic beast which has long been associated with Wessex"""". In the 1970s William Crampton, the founder of the British Flag Institute, designed a flag for the Wessex region which"
"Gyron A gyron is a triangular heraldic ordinary having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon. A shield divided into gyrons is called gyronny, the default is typically of eight if no number of gyrons is specified. The word ""gyron"" is derived from Old French ""giron"", meaning 'gusset'. Another term for a single gyron is esquire. The gyron rarely appears singly, but as a variation of the field, gyronny coats appear frequently. These most often appear as eight roughly equal parts, but occasionally a coat gyronny of six, ten, twelve or"
"depicts a gold wyvern on a red field. A coat of arms was attributed by medieval heralds to the Kings of Wessex. These arms appear in a manuscript of the 13th century, and are blazoned as ""Azure, a cross patonce"" (alternatively a ""cross fleury"" or ""cross moline"") ""between four martlets Or"". The attributed arms of Wessex are also known as the ""Arms of Edward the Confessor"", and the design is based on an emblem historically used by King Edward the Confessor on the reverse side of pennies minted by him. The heraldic design continued to represent both Wessex and Edward"
"folklore is Thyrus, a wyvern that besieged Terni in the Middle Ages. One day, a young and brave knight of the noble House of Cittadini, tired of witnessing the death of his fellow citizens and depopulation of Terni, faced the wyvern and killed him. From that day, the town assumed the creature in its coat of arms, accompanied by a Latin inscription: ""Thyrus et amnis dederunt signa Teramnis"" (English translation: ""Thyrus and the river gave their insignia to [the city of] Terni""), that stands under the banner of the town of Terni, honoring this legend. Another poem tells of another"
"more parts may be specified. Gyron A gyron is a triangular heraldic ordinary having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon. A shield divided into gyrons is called gyronny, the default is typically of eight if no number of gyrons is specified. The word ""gyron"" is derived from Old French ""giron"", meaning 'gusset'. Another term for a single gyron is esquire. The gyron rarely appears singly, but as a variation of the field, gyronny coats appear frequently. These most often appear as eight roughly equal parts, but occasionally a coat gyronny"
"given. In the Local Government Bill introduced into Parliament in November 1971, it was named ""Malvernshire"", after the Malvern Hills, which were roughly in the geographical centre of the new county and formed the former border. This name was ridiculed and was altered during the Bill's passage through Parliament. The name Wyvern was also suggested, combining the names of the rivers that run through the two cities and counties: the River Wye through Hereford, and the River Severn through Worcester; a wyvern is a dragon emblem often found in heraldry. A commercial radio station for the area, Wyvern FM was"
"Chevron (insignia) A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped mark, often inverted. The word is usually used in reference to a kind of fret in architecture, or to a badge or insignia used in military or police uniforms to indicate rank or length of service, or in heraldry and the designs of flags (see flag terminology). The chevron occurs in early art including designs on pottery and rock carvings. Examples can be found approximately 1800 BC in archaeological recovery of pottery designs from the palace of Knossos on Crete in the modern day country of"
"Westland Wyvern The Westland Wyvern is a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Production Wyverns were powered by a turboprop engine driving large and distinctive contra-rotating propellers, and could carry aerial torpedoes. The Wyvern began as a Westland project for a naval strike fighter, with the engine located behind the pilot, driving a propeller in the nose via a long shaft that passed under the cockpit floor, similar to the Bell P-39. This enabled the pilot to be located in a position that"
"Korwin coat of arms Korwin is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. For some reason, an old Polish chivalry clan from Sarmatian breeding, chose raven as his symbol. Perhaps it was their totem symbol because those clans, then pagans, were more ancients than the christening of Poland and the rise of the Kingdom of Piast Dynasty. Many centuries later, we know about it from a grant of privilege to Wawrzęta (or ""Wawrzyniec"" - Lawrence) Korwin z Ślepowrony from Duke Konrad I of Masovia, at Warsaw in 1224,"
"the Welsh Rugby Union. In November 2011, a new clubhouse at Dol Wiber was officially opened by the WRU President, Mr. Dennis Gethin. It is a purpose built building capable of hosting formal dinners for 180, parties, fund raisers etc. and is available for community use. The dragon on the club badge represents ""Gwiber Emlyn"" (""The Emlyn Wyvern"") which originally was a banner with a large red dragon emblazoned on it, the banner of Owain Glyndŵr. The legend of ""Gwiber Castell Newydd Emlyn"" (the Wyvern of Newcastle Emlyn) is a local tradition. It tells how on one of the fair"
"for the engineering profession), granted in 1984. Pantheon (mythical creature) The Pantheon is a mythical or imaginary creature used in heraldry, particularly in Britain. It appears to have been first adopted in English coats of arms in the early Tudor period, subsequently becoming part of the design repertoire of the heralds in their official grants of arms. Early sightings of the creature include the pantheon crests of the Gloucestershire knight Sir Christopher Baynham (knighted 1513) and his Cornish contemporary John Skewys. Two pantheons appear from the 1530s as the supporters of the arms of the Paulet or Powlett Marquesses of"
"of the See of Winchester, and the arms of Hugh Oldham. In heraldic terminology: ""Tierced per pale: (1) Azure, a pelican with wings endorsed vulning herself, or; (2) argent, thereon an escutcheon charged with the arms of the See of Winchester (i.e. gules, two keys addorsed in bend, the uppermost or, the other argent, a sword interposed between them in bend sinister of the third, pommel and hilt gold; the escutcheon ensigned with a mitre of the last); (3) sable, a chevron or between three owls argent, on a chief of the second as many roses gules, seeded of the"
"hand under a royal crown proper, wings brown, crown and flash-cluster in yellow. In each corner a slanted open yellow crown. Yellow battle honours (Großbeeren 1813, Leipzig 1813, Dennewitz 1813) on the three lower sides of the standard. Fringe in white and yellow."" Today it is presented as the second standard of the Artillery Regiment. The coat of the arms of the Wendes Artillery Regiment (A 3) 1977–2000. Blazon: ""Gules, the regimental badge, a wyvern or, armed and langued azure. The shield surmounted two gunbarrels of older pattern in saltire or. The gunbarrels may be sable"". Wendes Artillery Regiment The"
"armory. A field consisting of only three rows, representing the largest size, was termed ""gros vair"" or ""beffroi"" (from the same root as the English word ""belfry""); vair of four rows was simply ""vair"", while if there were six rows, representing the smallest size, it was ""menu-vair"" (whence the English word ""miniver""). This distinction is not generally observed in English heraldry, and is not strictly observed in continental heraldry, although in French heraldry it is customary to specify the number of rows if there are more than four. There are several varieties of vair consisting entirely of alternate arrangements of"
"wyverns have only two legs while dragons have four.) The coat of arms above the Eastern Cemetery gateway shows wyverns instead of dragons and three lilies above the shield instead of one. It was decided to go back to the original form with dragon supporters and one lily and to add a second motto ‘Prudentia et Candore’ – Wisdom and Truth. The coat of arms was slightly modified in 1975 when the City of Dundee District Council was created under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. A coronet, with thistle heads, was incorporated; this emblem being common to the coats"
"that they meet their specific organizational goals. An example of corporate partnerships include custom programs from work-based ESL to essential management skills for healthcare, manufacturing and technology professionals. The expert instructors have facilitation skills that make learning fun while providing participants with rich content relevant to a client's personal and industry specific needs. In 2010, QCC athletes became Wyverns, symbols of the House of Wessex. ""A wyvern is a two-legged winged dragon-serpent that can still be seen around former Anglo-Saxon kingdoms like Worcestershire [England],"" for which Worcester, Massachusetts is named. Quinsigamond Community College Quinsigamond Community College (""colloq:"" QCC, Quinsig) is"
"atop the Portuguese Crown Sceptre, the Sceptre of the Dragon and the Sceptre of the Emperor of Brazil. The wyvern is also sometimes used as a supporter in the coat of arms of both the Brazilian and Portuguese branches of the family. Because of its use in heraldry by the Braganza as the ruling house, and given Pedro IV's link with Porto, a dragon was added to the old coat of arms of the municipality of Porto and is still a part of FC Porto's coat of arms, who are nicknamed ""The Dragons"". Since the 17th century, the House of"
"is literally a mummified “wyvern's spur” (a talon). It is described once by Giogi as being “no larger than a zucchini and uglier than a three-week-old sausage.” The spur was bestowed generations earlier to Paton, the founder of the family line, by a grateful Wyvern whose spirit then remained as an entity known as the Guardian. In recent years the spur has come to be known more as a family heirloom than its qualities as a magical artifact The spur confers the ability to transform into a large wyvern as well as immunity to magic. It can only be wielded"
"of circlet) or around the neck. Moors and Saracens are also traditionally depicted in heraldry with a torse across their brow. Agal Torse In heraldry, a torse or wreath is a twisted roll of fabric laid about the top of the helmet and the base of the crest. It has the dual purpose of masking the join between helm and crest, and holding the mantling in place. The torse is sometimes mistakenly said to be the token, such as a handkerchief or sleeve, which the knight's lady-love gave him to wear when he left for the wars or participated in"
"Fountain (heraldry) Fountain or syke is in the terminology of heraldry a roundel depicted as a roundel barry wavy argent and azure, that is, containing alternating horizontal wavy bands of silver (or white) and blue. Because the fountain consists equally of parts in a metal and a colour, its use is not limited by the rule of tincture as are the other roundels. The fountain may be made in any heraldic tinctures, but unless otherwise stated, it is silver/white and blue. If the blazon of a coat of arms contains the word fountain, it is not a natural, water-gushing fountain"
"Ermine (heraldry) Ermine () in heraldry is a ""fur"", a type of tincture, consisting of a white background with a pattern of black shapes representing the winter coat of the stoat (a species of weasel with white fur and a black-tipped tail). The linings of medieval coronation cloaks and some other garments, usually reserved for use by high-ranking peers and royalty, were made by sewing many ermine furs together to produce a luxurious white fur with patterns of hanging black-tipped tails. Due largely to the association of the ermine fur with the linings of coronation cloaks, crowns and peerage caps,"
"being of noble rank as required in Scottish or English heraldry. The Carminows use: dexter, ""A pelican"" and sinister, ""A Cornish chough"". The Trevanions: dexter, ""A stag"", sinister ""A lion"". The Trevelyan family had ""Two dolphins proper"" as their supporters. Treffry had ""A man and a woman"" as supporters The St Legers of Cornwall used ""A wingless griffin."" The office of Lord Warden of the Stannaries gave entitlement to the use of supporters. Sir Walter Raleigh, Lord Warden of the Stannaries 1584-1603, used ""Two wolves"" as his supporters from 1584 onwards. Cornish heraldry Cornish heraldry is the form of coats"
"Somerset. The county once formed part of the early-medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex in western England, which too bore a dragon, or wyvern (a two-legged dragon-like creature, as opposed to a four-legged dragon), as a symbol. The Wessex beast is usually colored gold in illustrations. According to the writer on heraldry Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, the red dragon of Wales on the flag originated with the standard of the 7th-century king, Cadwaladr, and was used as a supporter by the Tudor dynasty (who were of Welsh origin). Queen Elizabeth, however, preferring gold, changed the royal mantle and the dragon supporter from"
"shield is a raven in its natural colours (proper) holding a golden ring (annulet) in its beak. The Wreath is the conventional representation of the twisted band of material of the principal metal and colour of the shield, in this case gold and purple, which was worn round the helmet and helped to bind the crest and mantling to it. The mantling represents the cloth worn over the back of the helmet and body-armour to prevent overheating by the sun. The crest is a raven, as in the Arms, standing on a green mound. The shield, crest and motto have"