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'''Country''' : France [[File:france-flag.gif|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Département''' : [[Pas-de-Calais]][[File:Pas-de-Calais.jpg|60 px|right]] | |||
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The origin or meaning of the swan is not known. The swan appears already on the city seals dating from 1286 and has been the symbol of the city ever since. The swan may have a much older origin though, as coins struck by the Morini, a Gallic tribe who lived in the area of what is now | The origin or meaning of the swan is not known. The swan appears already on the city seals dating from 1286 and has been the symbol of the city ever since. The swan may have a much older origin though, as coins struck by the Morini, a Gallic tribe who lived in the area of what is now Pas-de-Calais during Roman times, showed already a duck or swan head. The swan was also a common bird in the marshes around the city in medieval times. | ||
There is a legend regarding the swan, but this dates from a much later date; this tale describes that once upon a time there was a lady lady named Beatrix, whose castle where she lived on the banks of a river was under siege. A noble knight appeared in a boat drawn by a swan, rescued and married her. The legend is part of the (legendary) history of the counts of Boulogne. | There is a legend regarding the swan, but this dates from a much later date; this tale describes that once upon a time there was a lady lady named Beatrix, whose castle where she lived on the banks of a river was under siege. A noble knight appeared in a boat drawn by a swan, rescued and married her. The legend is part of the (legendary) history of the counts of Boulogne. | ||
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Only in the late 17th century different arms appear for the town in the Armorial of Hozier: | Only in the late 17th century different arms appear for the town in the Armorial of Hozier: | ||
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|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:Boulogne-sur-Mer1.jpg|300 px|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer]]<br>The arms in Hozier (1696) | ||
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The origin or meaning of these arms is not known. | The origin or meaning of these arms is not known. | ||
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Although the arms were granted in the early 19th century, the city arms were displayed during the whole 19th century largely as the swan only, see images below. | Although the arms were granted in the early 19th century, the city arms were displayed during the whole 19th century largely as the swan only, see images below. | ||
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File:Boulogne-sur-Mer16.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0 16th century manuscript] | |||
File:Boulogne-sur-Mer-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms in Traversier (1842) | |||
File:Boulogne-sur-Mer1870.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms by Guilbert, 1853 | |||
File:boulogne.ab.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms aroud [[Auguste Boyer|1890]] | |||
File:Boulogne-sur-Mer1895.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms in a publication from 1895 | |||
File:boulogne-sur-mer.cva.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms in a [[Continentale Verlags Anstalt|German album]] +/- 1910 | |||
| | File:boulogne.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | ||
File:boulognemer.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | |||
File:2741.aba.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:013.abd.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms in a 1930s [[Abdulla-Wappen der Bekanntesten und Bedeutendsten Ausländischen Hauptstädte|album]] | |||
File:boulogne.frba.jpg|alt=Blason de Boulogne-sur-Mer/Arms (crest) of Boulogne-sur-Mer|The arms on a 1990s postcard | |||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Bréemersch et al., 1996; info from the council | |||
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[[Category:French Municipalities B]] | [[Category:French Municipalities B]] | ||
[[Category:Pas-de-Calais]] | [[Category:Pas-de-Calais]] | ||