, ▁but ▁no ▁achiev ement ▁or ▁arm orial ▁bear ings ▁exists ▁without ▁a ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁ ▁From ▁a ▁very ▁early ▁date , ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁arms ▁were ▁frequently ▁emb ell ished ▁with ▁hel m ets ▁placed ▁above ▁the ▁shield s . ▁ ▁These ▁in ▁turn ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁decor ated ▁with ▁fan - sh aped ▁or ▁sculpt ural ▁cr ests , ▁often ▁incorpor ating ▁elements ▁from ▁the ▁shield ▁of ▁arms ; ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁w re ath ▁or ▁tor se , ▁or ▁sometimes ▁a ▁coron et , ▁from ▁which ▁dep ended ▁the ▁l am bre quin ▁or ▁mant ling . ▁ ▁To ▁these ▁elements , ▁modern ▁her ald ry ▁often ▁adds ▁a ▁mot to ▁displayed ▁on ▁a ▁rib bon , ▁typically ▁below ▁the ▁shield . ▁ ▁The ▁hel met ▁is ▁bor ne ▁of ▁right , ▁and ▁forms ▁no ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁grant ▁of ▁arms ; ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁assumed ▁without ▁authority ▁by ▁anyone ▁entitled ▁to ▁bear ▁arms , ▁together ▁with ▁mant ling ▁and ▁whatever ▁mot to ▁the ▁arm iger ▁may ▁desire . ▁ ▁The ▁cr est , ▁however , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁tor se ▁or ▁coron et ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁ar ises , ▁must ▁be ▁granted ▁or ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁relevant ▁her ald ic ▁authority . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁bear er ▁is ▁entitled ▁to ▁the ▁rib bon , ▁col lar , ▁or ▁bad ge ▁of ▁a ▁kn ight ly ▁order , ▁it ▁may ▁enc irc le ▁or ▁depend ▁from ▁the ▁shield . ▁ ▁Some ▁arms , ▁particularly ▁those ▁of ▁the