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], a flag which was carried by ] who most notably displayed it at Twt Hill after his successes in reclaiming Welsh territory. The wyvern is based on his privy seal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seal impression: Owain Glyn Dwr Privy seal |url=https://museum.wales/collections/online/object/5867350b-87f9-365c-b02c-5a371ec9e4f4/Seal-impression-Owain-Glyn-Dwr-Privy-seal/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Museum Wales |language=en}}</ref>]]
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] is often, in modern times, symbolised by a wyvern or ]. While there is little to no evidence that it explicitly identified Wessex at the time of the kingdom, the association was popularised in the 19th century.<ref>], ''The Dragons of Wessex and Wales'' in ''Speculum'', Vol. 8, No. 2. (Apr., 1933), pp. 223–235.</ref> The above flag was created by ], an advocate for English regional flags, in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wessex (England) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/gb-wessx.html |website=www.crwflags.com |access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>]]
The '''wyvern''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|aɪ|v|əɹ|n}} {{Respell|WY|vərn}}, sometimes spelled '''wivern''') is a type of mythical ] with ], two ]s, and often a pointed ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lexico.com/definition/wyvern|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112012018/https://www.lexico.com/definition/wyvern|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 12, 2020|title=Wyvern &#124; Definition of Wyvern by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Wyvern|website=Lexico Dictionaries &#124; English}}</ref>


A '''wyvern''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|w|aɪ|v|ər|n}}) is a ] winged creature with a ]'s head, ] body, two legs (sometimes none), and a barbed tail, which may be said to breathe fire or possess a venomous bite. A sea-dwelling variant, termed the '''sea-wyvern''', has a fish tail in place of a barbed dragon's tail. The wyvern in its various forms is important to ], frequently appears as a mascot of schools and athletic teams (chiefly in the ] and ]), and occasionally appears in medieval and modern European and British literature as well as a multitude of ]. The wyvern in its various forms is important in ], frequently appearing as a mascot of schools and athletic teams (chiefly in the ], ], and ]). It is a popular creature in European literature, mythology, and folklore. Today, it is often used in fantasy literature and video games. The wyvern in heraldry and folklore is rarely fire-breathing, unlike other dragons.


==Etymology== == Etymology ==
The usual spelling ''wyvern'' is not attested before the 17th century as "winged two-footed dragon".<ref name=Hoad>{{Cite book |last=Hoad |first=T. F. |title=English Etymology |year=1993 |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-283098-8 |page=546}}</ref> It is an alteration of ] (attested 13th century) ''wyver'', from ] ''wivre'' (cf. French ''guivre'' and ''vouivre''), itself from ] ''vīpera'', meaning 'viper', 'adder', 'asp'.<ref name=Hoad /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oed.com/Entry/230944|title=Oxford English Dictionary |edition=Second |date=November 2010 |accessdate=2011-02-18}}{{deadlink|date=April 2013}}</ref> According to the '']'', the word is a development of ] ''wyver'' (attested fourteenth century), from ] {{lang|xno|wivre}} (cf. French ''guivre'' and ''vouivre''), which originate from ] ''vīpera'', meaning "viper", "adder", or "asp".<ref name="oed">{{OED|wyvern, n.}}</ref><ref name=Hoad>{{Cite book |last=Hoad |first=T. F. |title=English Etymology |year=1993 |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-283098-8 |page= |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/conciseoxforddic00tfho/page/546 }}</ref> The concluding "''–n''" had been added by the beginning of the 17th century, when ] in 1610 describes the "''wiverne''" as a creature that "partake of a Fowle in the Wings and Legs ... and doth resemble a Serpent in the Taile".<ref name="oed"/> ] in 1682 emphasises that it "hath but two Legs".<ref name="oed"/>


Conversely, ] ] proposes a more complex origin for the term. He notes that the Anglo-French '']'' and its Middle English derivative ceased to retain the original sense of "venomous snake" after the Latin term was re-introduced into medieval Latin, freeing them up to take an alternative meaning.<ref name=sayers>{{cite journal |last=Sayers |first=William |title=The Wyvern |journal=Neuphilologische Mitteilungen |volume=109 |issue=4 |year=2008 |pages=457–465 }}</ref>{{rp|460}} Adducing another meaning of ''wiver'' (this time ]) and ''guivre'', "light ]",<ref name=sayers />{{rp|461}} and noting partial resemblances between the size and shape of javelins and snakes,<ref name=sayers />{{rp|462}} plus the later medieval era's increasing use of heavy armor and decreasing use of light javelins, he proposes that the concepts of "venomous snake" and "light javelin" were melded to produce a new term for a previously unimagined concept of flying snake, a kind of dragon.<ref name=sayers />{{rp|463}}
==In literature==

The wyvern features frequently in modern fantasy fiction, though its first literary appearances may have been in medieval ].<ref>A wyvern and an elephant may be found at ''Harley MS 3244'' (dated 13th century, after c. 1236), .</ref>
== History ==
], ]: this example has a second head at the end of its tail.]]
] in Cheshire, England, c. 1380]]

The concept of ], mythical creatures similar to wyverns, is common in cultures around the Mediterranean, with a notable example being the Egyptian goddess ].<ref>{{cite book |first=Valery |last=Rees |title=From Gabriel to Lucifer: A Cultural History of Angels |publisher=I. B. Tauris |location=London |year=2013 |isbn=9780857721624 }}</ref> The oldest creatures outright referred to as "winged dragons" are ]'s chariot steeds, which aid ].

In British heraldry, the term "wyver" first appears in Great Roll in ], and is derived from the Old French "wyvre", meaning "serpent". The term "dragon" appears by the following century. Afterwards, four-legged dragons become increasingly popular in heraldry and become distinguished from the two-legged kind during the sixteenth century, at which point the latter kind becomes commonly known as the "wyver" and later "wyvern".<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Heraldic Imagination |last=Dennys |first=Rodney |publisher=Clarkson N. Potter |year=1975 |isbn=0517526298 |place=New York |pages=191 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xNdOAAAAMAAJ}}</ref>

== Distinction from other dragons ==

Since the sixteenth century, in English, Welsh, Scottish, French and Irish heraldry, heraldic wyverns are defined as distinct entities from heraldic dragons. The key difference has been that a wyvern has two legs, whereas a dragon has four. This distinction is not commonly observed in the heraldry of other European countries, where two-legged dragon creatures are simply called dragons.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Heraldic Imagination |last=Dennys |first=Rodney |publisher=Clarkson N. Potter |year=1975 |isbn=0517526298 |place=New York |pages=186–188 |url = https://archive.org/details/heraldicimaginat0000denn/page/186/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref><ref name=Davies>{{cite book |last=Fox-Davies |first=Charles |date=1909 |title=A Complete Guide to Heraldry |url=https://archive.org/details/completeguidetoh00foxduoft/page/226/mode/2up?view=theater | location=London |publisher=T.C. & E.C. Jack |pages=226–227 |access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>

== In modern fiction ==

The wyvern frequently features in modern fantasy fiction, such as ], though its first literary appearances may have been in medieval ].<ref>A wyvern and an elephant may be found at ''Harley MS 3244'' (dated 13th century, after c. 1236), {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901051600/http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=21497 |date=2014-09-01 }}.</ref>

== In heraldry ==
] the arms of ]]]


==In heraldry==
] the arms of ]]]
The wyvern is a frequent ] in ] and ], also occasionally appearing as a ] or ]. The wyvern is a frequent ] in ] and ], also occasionally appearing as a ] or ].


A wyvern is typically depicted resting upon its legs and tail, but may be depicted with its claws in the air and only supported by its tail. On occasion, a wyvern may be depicted as wingless and with its tail ].<ref name=Davies/>
A white (''argent'') wyvern formed the crest of the ] as recorded at the ] of Leicestershire in 1619: ''A wyvern sans legs argent strewed with wounds gules, wings expanded ermine''. The term ''sans legs'' may not imply that the wyvern was "without legs", rather that its legs are not depicted, being hidden or folded under.<ref>Geoffrey Briggs, ''Civic & Corporate Heraldry'', London 1971</ref><ref>C. W. Scot-Giles, ''Civic Heraldry of England and Wales'', 2nd edition, London, 1953</ref><ref>A. C. Fox-Davies, ''The Book of Public Arms'', London 1915</ref> This was adopted by the ] in 1845, when it became the crest of its unofficial ].<ref>Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis, ''The Midland Railway'', 1953</ref> The company asserted that the "wyvern was the standard of the ]", and that it was "a quartering in the town arms of Leicester".<ref>Frederick Smeeton Williams, ''The Midland Railway: Its rise and progress: A narrative of modern enterprise'', 1876</ref><ref name="railmag">''The Railway Magazine'', Vol. 102, 1897</ref><ref name="Dow">Dow (1973)</ref><ref>Clement Edwin Stretton, ''History of The Midland Railway'', 1901</ref> However, in 1897 the ''Railway Magazine'' noted that there appeared "to be no foundation that the wyvern was associated with the Kingdom of Mercia".<ref name="railmag"/>


A silver (]) wyvern formed the crest of the ] as recorded at the ] of Leicestershire in 1619: "A wyvern sans legs argent strewed with wounds gules, wings expanded ermine." The term "sans legs" may not imply that the wyvern was "without legs", rather than its legs are not depicted, being hidden or folded under.<ref>Geoffrey Briggs, ''Civic & Corporate Heraldry'', London, 1971</ref><ref>C. W. Scot-Giles, ''Civic Heraldry of England and Wales'', 2nd edition, London, 1953</ref><ref>A. C. Fox-Davies, ''The Book of Public Arms'', London, 1915</ref> This was adopted by the ] in 1845 when it became the crest of its unofficial ].<ref>], ''The Midland Railway'', 1953</ref> The company asserted that the "wyvern was the standard of the ]", and that it was "a quartering in the town arms of Leicester".<ref>Frederick Smeeton Williams, ''The Midland Railway: Its rise and progress: A narrative of modern enterprise'', 1876<br>''The Railway Magazine'', Vol. 102, 1897.</ref><ref>{{Cite book | last = Dow | first = George | title = Railway Heraldry: and other insignia | year = 1973 | isbn = 9780715358962 |publisher=David and Charles |location=Newton Abbot }}</ref><ref>Clement Edwin Stretton, ''History of The Midland Railway'', 1901</ref> However, in 1897 the ''Railway Magazine'' noted that there appeared "to be no foundation that the wyvern was associated with the Kingdom of Mercia".<ref name="railmag">''The Railway Magazine'', Vol. 102, 1897</ref> It has been associated with ] since the time of ] (c. 1278–1322), the most powerful lord in the ], who used it as his personal crest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thiswasleicestershire.co.uk/2012/09/what-is-origin-of-leicester-wyvern.html|title=What is the Origin of the Leicester Wyvern?|date=24 September 2012 |publisher=Leicestershire History}}</ref>
The Kings of ] of the ] since ] used a wyvern as a crest on their helmets.{{cn|date=April 2013}} Nowadays this symbol has been officially adopted as the coat of arms of the ] (] Parliament and Government). Wyverns are also an important part of the mythological animals in many traditional local festivals of ].{{cn|date=April 2013}}


A green Wyvern stands in the emblem of the ancient and historical ]n city of ], the dragon is called by the citizens with the name of Thyrus. A sable wyvern on a white background with endorsed wings forms the coat of arms of the Tilley family.
==As a logo or mascot==
The wyvern is also a fairly popular commercial ] or ], especially in ] and what was once the ] Kingdom of ], but also farther afield in ] and ], as the rivers ] and ] run through ] and ] respectively. For example, a local school travel company is called Wyvern Schooltours Ltd and one of the local radio stations is called ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wyvernschootlours.co.uk|title=Welcome to Wyvern Schooltours}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mediauk.com/radio/259/wyvern-fm |title=Wyvern FM |work=Media UK |accessdate=2009-06-04}}</ref> ] had a model in its range in the 1950s called the ]. The ] was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 ].


The arms of the ] depict a wyvern, symbolising disease, being overcome by ], symbolising medicine.
The wyvern is a frequent mascot of athletic teams, colleges and universities, particularly in the ] and the ], and is the mascot of the ] team ], established in 2000.


Wyvern ] is depicted on the coat of arms of the city of ], the capital of the ].
==Examples==

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The wyvern is a popular commercial ] or ], especially in ] and what was once the ] Kingdom of ], but also in ] and ], as the rivers ] and ] run through ] and ] respectively. A local radio station was formerly called ]. ] had a model in its range in the 1950s called the ]. The ] was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 ].
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*The wyvern is a frequent mascot of athletic teams, colleges and universities, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States, and was the mascot of the former ] team ], established in 2000, ], and the Japanese basketball team, the ] of the ].
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*The wyvern is also the mascot of the 51st Operations Support Squadron at ], with the motto: "breathin' fire!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osan.af.mil/AboutUs/FactSheets/Display/tabid/4001/Article/641932/51st-operations-support-squadron.aspx|title=51ST OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON > Osan Air Base > Display|website=www.osan.af.mil}}</ref>
|A wyvern fighting with a wolf. ], ] Cathedral, Italy
|A carved wyvern on the choir stalls of ] in Cheshire, England, c. 1380 *A wyvern is depicted on the unit crest of the ] ].
*A wyvern is featured on the club crests of both ] and ]
|Coat of arms, ], bearing in crest a wyvern argent ''sans legs''
*A wyvern is featured as the team mascot for ] in ], ], Canada.
|Arms of ] at ] station, bearing in crest a wyvern ''sans legs''
*A wyvern is the mascot of ] in ], ].
|}
*A wyvern is the logo of ], the compiler infrastructure project.
*A wyvern is the logo of the Swiss chocolate manufacturer ].
*A wyvern is the emblem of East London Rugby Football Club.
*Wyvern is the a nickname of a fictional aircraft in the ] series: the X-02 Wyvern.
*A wyvern is the emblem of ]
*A wyvern is contained in the emblem of ]
*A wyvern is featured on the crest of ]

== Examples ==

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File:Coat of Arms of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.svg|Arms of ]
File:Trento-cathedral-relief with wyvern.jpg|A wyvern fighting with a wolf, ], ] Cathedral, Italy
File:Midland arms.jpg|Arms of ] at ] station, bearing in crest a wyvern ''sans legs''
File:Brasao-Brigantina.png|Wyverns as ]s in the coat of arms of the Portuguese ]
File:43 inf div -vector.svg|] insignia (World War II)
File:3rd Infantry Division DUI.svg|US Army 3rd Infantry Division has a wyvern on its emblem. The insignia is worn as a unit badge by members of the division's command.
File:Chorągiew Mazowsza.svg|The flag of the former ]
File:Coat of Arms - Dr Thomas Kingsbury 1742.jpg|Wyvern atop the crest of Dr. Thomas Kingsbury, Fellow of the King and Queen's College of Physicians, Ireland (1742).
File:Banniel Bro Dreger 1998.svg|Flag of ], ]
File:Epworth Hospital General Nursing Badge circa 1987.jpg|General Nursing Badge awarded to graduates of the ] General Nursing School (1924–1988). This particular design features a wyvern and the motto ''Non ministrari sed ministrare (not to be served but to serve)''. The design was adopted for use by nursing training schools established by the Methodist Church in Adelaide (Memorial Hospital) and Sydney (Waverly War Memorial Hospital).<ref>{{cite book |last=Bomford |first=Janette |title=Epworth: A tradition of Care 1920–2010 |date=2010 |publisher=Epworth Foundation |page=28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://adelaideaz.com/articles/methodists-fund-memorial-hospital-in-north-adelaide-opened-in-1920-as-salute-to-world-war-i-men-and-300-nurses |title=Methodists' Memorial Hospital in North Adelaide opens in 1920 as salute to World War I men and 300 nurses|date=2023 |publisher=Adelaide AZ |access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>
File:141030_KAS_Shield.jpg|Crest of ]
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Legendary bipedal creature For other uses, see Wyvern (disambiguation).
Y Ddraig Aur, a flag which was carried by Owain Glyndwr who most notably displayed it at Twt Hill after his successes in reclaiming Welsh territory. The wyvern is based on his privy seal.
Wessex is often, in modern times, symbolised by a wyvern or dragon. While there is little to no evidence that it explicitly identified Wessex at the time of the kingdom, the association was popularised in the 19th century. The above flag was created by William Crampton, an advocate for English regional flags, in 1974.

The wyvern (/ˈwaɪvərn/ WY-vərn, sometimes spelled wivern) is a type of mythical dragon with two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail.

The wyvern in its various forms is important in heraldry, frequently appearing as a mascot of schools and athletic teams (chiefly in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada). It is a popular creature in European literature, mythology, and folklore. Today, it is often used in fantasy literature and video games. The wyvern in heraldry and folklore is rarely fire-breathing, unlike other dragons.

Etymology

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word is a development of Middle English wyver (attested fourteenth century), from Anglo-French wivre (cf. French guivre and vouivre), which originate from Latin vīpera, meaning "viper", "adder", or "asp". The concluding "–n" had been added by the beginning of the 17th century, when John Guillim in 1610 describes the "wiverne" as a creature that "partake of a Fowle in the Wings and Legs ... and doth resemble a Serpent in the Taile". John Gibbon in 1682 emphasises that it "hath but two Legs".

Conversely, medievalist William Sayers proposes a more complex origin for the term. He notes that the Anglo-French guivre and its Middle English derivative ceased to retain the original sense of "venomous snake" after the Latin term was re-introduced into medieval Latin, freeing them up to take an alternative meaning. Adducing another meaning of wiver (this time Old English) and guivre, "light javelin", and noting partial resemblances between the size and shape of javelins and snakes, plus the later medieval era's increasing use of heavy armor and decreasing use of light javelins, he proposes that the concepts of "venomous snake" and "light javelin" were melded to produce a new term for a previously unimagined concept of flying snake, a kind of dragon.

History

A wyvern from a fourteenth-century manuscript in the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth: this example has a second head at the end of its tail.
A carved wyvern on the choir stalls of Chester Cathedral in Cheshire, England, c. 1380

The concept of winged snakes, mythical creatures similar to wyverns, is common in cultures around the Mediterranean, with a notable example being the Egyptian goddess Wadjet. The oldest creatures outright referred to as "winged dragons" are Helios's chariot steeds, which aid Medea.

In British heraldry, the term "wyver" first appears in Great Roll in 1312, and is derived from the Old French "wyvre", meaning "serpent". The term "dragon" appears by the following century. Afterwards, four-legged dragons become increasingly popular in heraldry and become distinguished from the two-legged kind during the sixteenth century, at which point the latter kind becomes commonly known as the "wyver" and later "wyvern".

Distinction from other dragons

Since the sixteenth century, in English, Welsh, Scottish, French and Irish heraldry, heraldic wyverns are defined as distinct entities from heraldic dragons. The key difference has been that a wyvern has two legs, whereas a dragon has four. This distinction is not commonly observed in the heraldry of other European countries, where two-legged dragon creatures are simply called dragons.

In modern fiction

The wyvern frequently features in modern fantasy fiction, such as Fourth Wing, though its first literary appearances may have been in medieval bestiaries.

In heraldry

Wyverns supporting the arms of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

The wyvern is a frequent charge in English heraldry and vexillology, also occasionally appearing as a supporter or crest.

A wyvern is typically depicted resting upon its legs and tail, but may be depicted with its claws in the air and only supported by its tail. On occasion, a wyvern may be depicted as wingless and with its tail nowed.

A silver (argent) wyvern formed the crest of the Borough of Leicester as recorded at the heraldic visitation of Leicestershire in 1619: "A wyvern sans legs argent strewed with wounds gules, wings expanded ermine." The term "sans legs" may not imply that the wyvern was "without legs", rather than its legs are not depicted, being hidden or folded under. This was adopted by the Midland Railway in 1845 when it became the crest of its unofficial coat of arms. The company asserted that the "wyvern was the standard of the Kingdom of Mercia", and that it was "a quartering in the town arms of Leicester". However, in 1897 the Railway Magazine noted that there appeared "to be no foundation that the wyvern was associated with the Kingdom of Mercia". It has been associated with Leicester since the time of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and Leicester (c. 1278–1322), the most powerful lord in the Midlands, who used it as his personal crest.

A green Wyvern stands in the emblem of the ancient and historical Umbrian city of Terni, the dragon is called by the citizens with the name of Thyrus. A sable wyvern on a white background with endorsed wings forms the coat of arms of the Tilley family.

The arms of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries depict a wyvern, symbolising disease, being overcome by Apollo, symbolising medicine.

Wyvern Zilant is depicted on the coat of arms of the city of Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.

As a logo or mascot

The wyvern is a popular commercial logo or mascot, especially in Wales and what was once the West Country Kingdom of Wessex, but also in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, as the rivers Wye and Severn run through Hereford and Worcester respectively. A local radio station was formerly called Wyvern FM. Vauxhall Motors had a model in its range in the 1950s called the Wyvern. The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis.

Examples

  • Arms of Sophie, Countess of Wessex Arms of Sophie, Countess of Wessex
  • A wyvern fighting with a wolf, relief, Trento Cathedral, Italy A wyvern fighting with a wolf, relief, Trento Cathedral, Italy
  • Arms of Midland Railway at Derby station, bearing in crest a wyvern sans legs Arms of Midland Railway at Derby station, bearing in crest a wyvern sans legs
  • Wyverns as supporters in the coat of arms of the Portuguese House of Braganza Wyverns as supporters in the coat of arms of the Portuguese House of Braganza
  • 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division insignia (World War II) 43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division insignia (World War II)
  • US Army 3rd Infantry Division has a wyvern on its emblem. The insignia is worn as a unit badge by members of the division's command. US Army 3rd Infantry Division has a wyvern on its emblem. The insignia is worn as a unit badge by members of the division's command.
  • The flag of the former Duchy of Masovia The flag of the former Duchy of Masovia
  • Wyvern atop the crest of Dr. Thomas Kingsbury, Fellow of the King and Queen's College of Physicians, Ireland (1742). Wyvern atop the crest of Dr. Thomas Kingsbury, Fellow of the King and Queen's College of Physicians, Ireland (1742).
  • Flag of Trégor, Brittany Flag of Trégor, Brittany
  • General Nursing Badge awarded to graduates of the Epworth Hospital General Nursing School (1924–1988). This particular design features a wyvern and the motto Non ministrari sed ministrare (not to be served but to serve). The design was adopted for use by nursing training schools established by the Methodist Church in Adelaide (Memorial Hospital) and Sydney (Waverly War Memorial Hospital). General Nursing Badge awarded to graduates of the Epworth Hospital General Nursing School (1924–1988). This particular design features a wyvern and the motto Non ministrari sed ministrare (not to be served but to serve). The design was adopted for use by nursing training schools established by the Methodist Church in Adelaide (Memorial Hospital) and Sydney (Waverly War Memorial Hospital).
  • Crest of King Alfred School, Plön Crest of King Alfred School, Plön

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