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For other uses, see Ged (disambiguation).
Crest badge of Clan Ged. The ged's head used in the badge is a pun on the clan-name, and is an example of canting arms.

A ged is a heraldic term for the fish known in English as a pike. It is often used in "canting" coats; that is, using coats of arms to make a pun on the last name of the bearer, one of his titles, a nickname, or the name of his estate. The word ged is derived from the Old Norse gaddr (spike). In modern Swedish the word for pike is gädda.

Heraldic creatures
Beasts
Bear • Boar • Bull • Dog • Camelopard • Hind • Kangaroo • Lion • Ox • Stag • Tiger • Wolf
 A heraldic lion
Birds
Cock • Dove • Eagle • Pelican • Rook
Legendary
Creatures
Fish
Dolphinfish • Ged • Lucy • Scallop
Others
Bat • Bee • Crapaudy • Emmet • Serpent







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