supporter
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thumb|upright|Seal of the city of Berlin (1280), showing the [[Brandenburg coat of arms flanked by two bears]] thumb|upright| of Solothurn, , with two lions as supporters thumb|upright|Early example of the Royal Arms of England with lion and [[dragon as supporters, from a painting of Edward VI dated ]]
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thumb|upright|Seal of the city of Berlin (1280), showing the [[Brandenburg coat of arms flanked by two bears]] thumb|upright| of Solothurn, , with two lions as supporters thumb|upright|Early example of the Royal Arms of England with lion and [[dragon as supporters, from a painting of Edward VI dated ]]
In heraldry, supporters, sometimes referred to as attendants, are figures or objects usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “supporter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.