However, one authority comments wryly on the legend that an Athollman would have been more likely to have stabbed King Malcolm and saved the wolf. The legend states that King Malcolm (Canmore) of Scotland was attacked by a large wolf, which one Thomas of Rannoch fended off by wrapping his arm in a plaid and using his knife to stab the wolf. In its earliest representations the wolf at times has a less than wolf-like appearance. In the time of Edward III (1327-1377), a Sir Charles Lupus again used azure wolf's heads as part of his Arms. The wolf is found in heraldry originating on the Continent of Europe.
The Lovell family used a wolf passant on their crest and the Lupton family of Thame in Oxfordshire and also their kinsmen in York had the wolf's head erased on their crest. We are committed to an understanding of the wolf, its natural history, its varied relation to humans throughout the ages, and its role as a major symbol in folklore, myth, legend, art and religion, through education, science and public awareness. The Reids also believed themselves part of Clann Donnachaidh through descent in the male line. This device later became the trademark of a brand of steel goods made locally. The lands of this clan were said at one time to cover an area from Rannoch Moor to the Gates of Perth, including holdings in Atholl. A horned animal difficult-to describe but some variant of a wolf. However, prior to this, two wolves' heads on a shield were attributed to one Hugh Lupus, created Earl of Chester, circa 1070. The arms of Hans Wolf von Bibelspurg show a wolf facing to the left, but on his marriage to Catharina Waraus at Augsburg in 1507, their shields were placed side by side and the wolf was reversed so that the charges on the two shields "respect" each other. In feudal days one Robert Lovett is said to have borne "Argent (silver) three wolves passant in pale sable" on his Arms and Sir John Lowe of Buckinghamshire had Arms showing three wolves' heads. The wolf is used fairly frequently in English heraldry. The crest of the family's arms has the same device. Usually this is due to poor draftsmanship or simply lack of knowledge. Woodward, a noted authority on the subject and the author of a famous Treatise on Heraldry, states the wolf is frequently used in Spanish heraldry and often represented "ravissant", that is carrying the body of a lamb in its mouth or across its back.
Escallop The escallop is one of the most widely used heraldic symbols in all countries. facing the viewer) with no part of the neck visible. It does, however, remain something of a mystery. In this context, as for all the other subcategories of This category has the following 56 subcategories, out of 56 total. Wolves in heraldry may be shown in various positions, e.g. In addition, there is a Milanese badge (no date given) allegedly in the Biblioteca Trivulziana, Milan, showing a lamb lying on its back with a wolf standing over it. There are many examples in addition to that of the wolf, for instance, falcons for John de Fauconer, boars' heads for the Swynefords, roses for the Rossell family and so on. The arms of the Counts von Brandenstein-Zepplin depict a green wolf grasping a dead swan in its jaws on a yellow shield. It was also used by the Cathome family in a grant of arms given to one Thomas Cathome of Pembroke on 1 December 1553. The oldest descriptions of Arms are those written in French, but in the reign of Edward IV (1461-1483), English began to be used to describe heraldic devices. The crest shows a wolf grasping between its paws a Royal Crown. Many of the clan took their name from him - hence the name Struan-Robertson. An interesting crest is that of the Wolfe family as it is connected with an actual historical incident. The Achievement of Arms of Skene even today show three dirks (or Skenes) piercing three wolves' heads, referring to the legend of the rounding of the barony. The wolf is also depicted in the Arms of the Lovett family and the Low family. It is a subcategory of Category:Heraldic figures.. The Latin for wolf being "lupus" this use is a form of punning on a person's name when the play of words on a family name is translated into an actual device for display on a shield or banner.
In French heraldry, the Grand Wolf Hunter of France at the Royal Court had as his official insignia "on each side of a shield, a wolf's head caboshed".
The Robertsons are known as Clann Donnachaidh (children of Duncan). rampant passant, salient, statant, courant - see drawing: A wolf's head used as a crest may also be depicted in different positions. An Essex knight by the name of Wolferston mentioned in Henry VI Roll (circa 1422-1461) included in his Arms gold wolves' heads couped.
The crest is a sitting wolf surrounded by a coronet. This Roll mentions wolves as among the creatures which were in heraldic use and it further states that Adam Videlou and also John de Lou, used wolves' heads, or "testes de lou" on their shields. The original Duncan was a descendant of one Cronan, who was Clan Chief in the early part of the 14th century. This practice is frequently met with in German heraldry.