Lucy haurient (Period)

The lucy is a long, aggressive fish, popular in medieval armory for its canting value (as in the arms of Lucy, c.1255) [ANA2 432].  It was also known as the “pike”, or the “gad” or “ged”, in each case for its canting value.  The illustration shows a lucy haurient.

Margrete Knudtzdatter bears:  Azure, two lucies haurient respectant Or and a ford proper.

Matti Turkulainen bears:  Argent fretty sable, a pike naiant vert.

Ivar Hakonarson bears:  Barry azure and argent, two pike haurient gules.