Rabbit’s massacre (Period)

Human ear (Accepted)

An ear is an organ for hearing.  Animals’ ears are found in period armory, e.g., as the crest of Wedenou or Weidenau, 1394 [Gelre 88].  This form of ear is blazoned in various texts either as “asses’ ears” or as “hare’s (or rabbit’s) ears”; when attached to a bit of scalp, they may be termed, e.g., a “rabbit’s massacre”.  Society armory also has a single example of human ears.  In all cases, the type of animal to which the ear belonged should be blazoned.

Simon of Gardengate House bears:  Gules, a comet palewise inverted and on a chief argent three human ears gules.

Zafira bint Zahira bears:  Gules estencelly Or, a rabbit’s massacre argent within a bordure lozengy argent and sable.