2006-06-15 22:43:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The origin of the three lions goes something like this. King Henry I (1100-1135) was known as the 'Lion of Justice', and kept a small zoo which included lions. He either used two lions on his shield (as Duke of Normandy, a state whose flag has two lions) to start with, or used one from his nickname then added the other upon his second marriage to Adeliza of Louvain (1121), whose symbol was also a lion. The two-lion shield was thus a personal one for the king, not the country as a whole. Henry's grandson later came to the throne as Henry II (1154-1189), and married the doughty Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose symbol was yet another lion. By the year 1195 their son, Richard I, had combined his parents' arms (having shoved his father off the throne) to form three lions.
2006-06-15 22:59:22 · answer #1 · answered by pezzy_pez2003 2 · 13⤊ 0⤋
Three Lions Badge
2016-10-13 23:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Royal Crest of England, for centuries the proud emblem of English Kings and Queens.
It is thought that the three lions may have come to England from Normandy but it was Richard the Lionheart (1189 - 1199) who, especially during the Crusades, used the three golden lions on their scarlet background as a powerful symbol of the English Throne.
The Crest appeared on his second Great Seal and thereafter three lions passant guardant have been known as "England".
As such, the Crest has appeared on the Royal Arms of every succeeding monarch and, today, is even employed to represent England in the sporting world.
Lions or Leopards?
You may also hear the three lions described as leopards. Most mediaeval artists painting knightly coats of arms had never had the opportunity to see either lions or leopards, yet were expected to produce a picture of them. They must have worked partly by oral description, possibly from other pictures. It is likely that they could not easily distinguish between lions and leopards.
2006-06-15 23:08:11 · answer #3 · answered by piapoi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The three lions are taken from the Royal Standard of the Royal Family. The Royal standard was introduced by William the Conqueror - then, the standard had only two lions; these were derived from Rollo, Duke of Normandy, the first in respect of his own province, and the second of that of Maine, after it was added to Normandy. The third lion was added by Henry II. in right of his queen, Eleanor, daughter of the Duke of Aquitaine.
2006-06-15 23:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by eriverpipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-18 10:31:23 · answer #5 · answered by Sharonda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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the star above the crest of a national football team signifies how many times that team has won the world cup. in this case, it means england has won it once (in 1966). brazil has 5 stars meaning they won the world cup 5 times. italy has 4, germany 3, argentina and uruguay 2, and france 1.
2016-04-09 01:30:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-15 22:47:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋