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Horn (Danish: vesselhorn) are common features in crests in Scandinavian and German heraldry, although rare in other heraldic traditions. As these horns, almost always in a pair, were often drawn with an open ring at the tip, they have sometimes been altered into elephant trunks or trumpets.

References

1. Bratberg, Terje (2021-05-11). "vesselhorn – Store norske leksikon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-13.

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