Turk_head_(heraldry)

Turk head (heraldry)

Turk head (heraldry)

Heraldry figure of decapitated head

In European heraldry, the decapitated Turk head (Hungarian: Törökfej, Polish: Turecka głowa, Czech and Slovak: Turecká hlava, Serbo-Croatian: Turska glava, Турска глава, Ukrainian: Турецька голова, romanized: Turetska holova), most often as pierced by a sword, signifies the many wars fought by European Christian states against the invading Muslim, Turkish-led Ottoman Empire. Other depictions include the head held up by a victor or picked by a raven. It is used in modern town, municipality and village coat of arms in Hungary, Serbia and Croatia.

Coat of arms of the Hungarian town Komádi.

List

Cities and towns

Families

It was adopted by some Austro-Hungarian nobility, such as:

  • The Balogh of Nemčice (in Slovakia), Mezőcsávás (in Romania), Csegö (?), Szász-Czegö (?)
  • The Schwarzenberg of Český Krumlov (in Bohemia)[1]
  • The Baky
  • The Benkeö of Kezdi-Sarfalva
  • The Branovacki
  • The Csernovics
  • The Csernoevicz
  • The Csokits
  • The Dunca of Sajo
  • The Eperjessy of Gyulafehérvár (in Romania)
  • The Gaines
  • The Kajdachy
  • The Karácson
  • The Kovács
  • The Kruchió
  • The Latinovics
  • The Nagy
  • The Okolicsányi
  • The Pótsa

See also

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References

  1. [1]
    Charles Stickney (May 2001). World Enough: Travel Memoirs. iUniverse. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-595-18474-3.

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