▁nob ility , ▁are ▁further ▁emb ell ished ▁with ▁supp or ters , ▁her ald ic ▁figures ▁standing ▁alongside ▁or ▁behind ▁the ▁shield ; ▁often ▁these ▁stand ▁on ▁a ▁compart ment , ▁typically ▁a ▁m ound ▁of ▁earth ▁and ▁grass , ▁on ▁which ▁other ▁bad ges , ▁symbols , ▁or ▁her ald ic ▁b ann ers ▁may ▁be ▁displayed . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁elaborate ▁achiev ements ▁sometimes ▁display ▁the ▁entire ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁beneath ▁a ▁pav il ion , ▁an ▁emb ell ished ▁tent ▁or ▁can opy ▁of ▁the ▁type ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁medieval ▁tournament ., ▁though ▁this ▁is ▁only ▁very ▁rarely ▁found ▁in ▁English ▁or ▁Sc ots ▁achiev ements . ▁ ▁Sh ield ▁ ▁The ▁primary ▁element ▁of ▁an ▁her ald ic ▁achiev ement ▁is ▁the ▁shield , ▁or ▁esc ut che on , ▁upon ▁which ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁dep icted . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁elements ▁of ▁an ▁achiev ement ▁are ▁designed ▁to ▁decor ate ▁and ▁complement ▁these ▁arms , ▁but ▁only ▁the ▁shield ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁required . ▁ ▁The ▁shape ▁of ▁the ▁shield , ▁like ▁many ▁other ▁details , ▁is ▁normally ▁left ▁to ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁the ▁her ald ic ▁artist , ▁and ▁many ▁different ▁shapes ▁have ▁pre va iled ▁during ▁different ▁periods ▁of ▁her ald ic ▁design , ▁and ▁in ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁One ▁shape ▁alone ▁is ▁normally ▁reserved ▁for ▁a ▁specific ▁purpose : ▁the ▁lo zen ge , ▁a ▁diam ond - sh aped ▁esc ut che on ,