Passant Lion
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“The lion holds an important place among the animals born in coat-armor. As early as the 12th century, the king of beasts was assumed as an appropriate emblem by the sovereigns of England, Scotland, Norway, Denmark, the native princes of Wales, the counts of Flanders and Holland, and various other European potentates.” — Chambers, 1881
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prince, Scotland, Norway, heraldry, Lion, animals, beast, denmark, Holland, coat-armor, endland, wales, flandersGalleries
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William & Robert Chambers Encyclopaedia - A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1881)
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