Honourable Society of the Inner Temple: Difference between revisions
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "|alt=Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]↵|↵'''Institutional Heraldry of the World''' : ↵* United Kingdom 60 px|right↵" to "|alt=Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | <center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> '''Institutional Heraldry of the World''' : * United Kingdom 60 px|right") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
| | | | ||
<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | <center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Institutional heraldry|Institutional Heraldry]] of the World''' : | '''[[:Category:Institutional heraldry|Institutional Heraldry]] of the World''': | ||
* United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]]** England<br><br> | * United Kingdom [[File:unitedkingdom-flag.gif|60 px|right]] | ||
** England<br><br> | |||
|} | |} | ||
| Line 15: | Line 16: | ||
|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | | | ||
'''Arms''' : Azure, a pegasus salient argent. <br> | '''Arms''': Azure, a pegasus salient argent. <br> | ||
'''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Volat ad aethera virtus | '''[[:Category:Mottoes all|Motto]]''': Volat ad aethera virtus | ||
|} | |} | ||
| Line 22: | Line 23: | ||
The arms were officially granted on May 10, 1967. | The arms were officially granted on May 10, 1967. | ||
The shield used by the Inner Temple seems to have been in existence from the year 1562 or early in 1563, for there is evidence that the Pegasus was adopted as the device of the Inner Temple after the Christmas Revels of 1562 held in honour of Lord Robert Dudley, at which twentyfour gentlemen were dubbed " Knights of the Order of Pegasus." | |||
The real reason for the adoption of the pegasus by the Inner Temple is unknown, unless it be that, as Guillim says in his Heraldry (editions of 1610 and 1632), the pegasus typifies "exceeding activity and energy of mind whereby one may mount to honour." It has also been suggested that the pegasus on the shield of the Inn is a corruption of the device or badge of the Knights Templar, two knights riding on one horse. | |||
[[Literature]]: Bretton, 1957 | |||
{{uk}} | |||
{{media}} | |||
[[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Institutional heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1967]] | [[Category:Granted 1967]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:35, 31 August 2024
 |
Institutional Heraldry of the World:
|
| English |
Arms: Azure, a pegasus salient argent. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 10, 1967.
The shield used by the Inner Temple seems to have been in existence from the year 1562 or early in 1563, for there is evidence that the Pegasus was adopted as the device of the Inner Temple after the Christmas Revels of 1562 held in honour of Lord Robert Dudley, at which twentyfour gentlemen were dubbed " Knights of the Order of Pegasus."
The real reason for the adoption of the pegasus by the Inner Temple is unknown, unless it be that, as Guillim says in his Heraldry (editions of 1610 and 1632), the pegasus typifies "exceeding activity and energy of mind whereby one may mount to honour." It has also been suggested that the pegasus on the shield of the Inn is a corruption of the device or badge of the Knights Templar, two knights riding on one horse.
Literature: Bretton, 1957
 |
 Civic heraldry of the United Kingdom |
 |
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site