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Or on a Sevenfold Mount Vert a Castle embattled Sable towered on dexter and
to its sinister a Lion rampant Gules.
Željko Heimer, 17 February 2001
An alternative blazon might be:
Or, on a Foot invected Vert, dexter a Castle Sable embattled and towered
dexter, sinister a Lion standing on two legs Gules.
The foot, French champagne, German Schildfuss, is basically
unknown to British heraldry (heraldica.org lists no English translation) but
does occur in continental Europe, as I understand things. Also, the lion isn't
quite rampant, as he has two feet on the ground. I haven't found a name for this
position, so there's still room for improvement.
John Ayer, 17 February 2001
In German heraldry a lion standing with three feet in the air and one foot on
the ground is named a "Springender Löwe" (lion rampant = steigender
Löwe). A lion similar to this but with two feet on the ground is named by
Dr. Neubecker "aufspringender Löwe" (jumping up lion). I do
not have his dictionary of heraldic terms at hand, so I lack the English
heraldic translation.
Ralf Stelter, 18 February 2001
The English heraldic term seems to be "salient", meaning
"leaping". In Fox-Davies (1925),
"A Complete Guide to Heraldry" there is an illustration on page 212.
However on page 179 an example of a "lion rampant" has both hind feet
at the same level.
David Prothero, 19 February 2001