Sea-griffin

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A sea-griffin.

The sea-griffin (German: Fischgreif; Polish: rybogryf, gryf morski) is a heraldic charge in form of an aquatic griffin with the head, upper-half, wings, and talons of an eagle and the lower-half of a fish. [1]

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The coat of arms of the Puttkamer family, claimed to be related to Swienca family. POL COA Puttkamer alt.svg
The coat of arms of the Puttkamer family, claimed to be related to Swienca family.

The symbol originates from the region of Lands of Schlawe and Stolp in Pomerania, Central Europe. It was used in the coat of arms of the Swienca family, which hold powerful offices in the area from 13th to 14th centuries. Following them dying out in around 1316, the area went back under the direct rule of the House of Griffin, which continued to use the sea-griffin in the regional coat of arms. [2]

The historical coat of arms of the Duchy of Pomerania, depicting a sea-griffin in one of its fields. Coat of arms of the House of Pomerania (XVI century).svg
The historical coat of arms of the Duchy of Pomerania, depicting a sea-griffin in one of its fields.

The sea-griffin was one of the nine charges present in the coat of arms of the Duchy of Pomerania introduced around 1530. [3] [4] It was a white (silver) sea-griffin facing viewer's left and placed within a red field. It was meant to represent the island of Usedom, despite it never being used as its symbol before. [5] [6] [2] It is also present in the coat of arms of the Puttkamer family, which, according to some historians, is related to Swienca family, although such statement remains debated. [2] [7]

Today, the sea-griffin if used in various municipal coats of arms in Pomeranian and West Pomeranian Voivodeships in northern Poland. It include the cities of Darłowo, [8] Łeba, [9] Sianów, [10] and Sławno, [11] as well as the coat of arms of the counties of Sławno, [12] and Tuchola, [13] and the gminas (municipalities) of Gniewino, [14] Potęgowo, [15] Sławno, [16] Trzebielino, [17] and Tuchomie. [18] It is also present in the coat of arms of commune of Trouville-la-Haule in Normandy, France. [19]

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