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A martlet in English heraldry is a mythical bird without feet that never roosts from the moment of its drop-birth until its death fall; martlets are proposed to be continuously on the wing. It is a compelling allegory for continuous effort, expressed in heraldic charge depicting a stylised bird similar to a swift or a house martin ...
The Martlet is a creature with origins in Medieval European mythology, legend, and folklore. It is nearly indistinguishable from other swallows. The only feature that distinguishes it, in fact, is its lack of feet. The inability of the martlet to land is often seen to symbolize the constant quest for knowledge and learning. It has been ...
Die von der Thales Group im Auftrag des britischen Verteidigungsministeriums entwickelte Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM; ‚leichter Mehrzweckflugkörper‘; lokale Bezeichnung Martlet) ist eine modular aufgebaute Lenkwaffe zur Bekämpfung von See-, Land- und Luftzielen.
Die Grumman F4F Wildcat war ein trägergestütztes Jagdflugzeug der United States Navy. Sie war zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs das Standardjagdflugzeug auf den Flugzeugträgern der US-Marine und trug bis in die erste Hälfte des Jahres 1943 die Hauptlast der Kämpfe auf dem pazifischen Schauplatz.
The martlet is a small bird, usually depicted without feet and (in some cases) without beak. There is some dispute as to what kind of bird it is. In English heraldry, it is a swallow; in French heraldry, it looks very much like a duckling. In German heraldry, it is said to be a lark.
30. Aug. 2013 · The marlet, in English heraldic tradition, is a bird depicted quite similar to a sparrow or house martin, though missing legs and feet. The bird is used by English heralds as a cadency mark for a fourth son.
In European heraldry in general, the label was used to mark the elder son, generally by the princes of the royal house. Differencing, or cadency, are the distinctions used to indicate the junior branches of a family.
