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  2. The Lion (Kessel novel) - Wikipedia

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    The plot of the story revolves around the friendship between Patricia and a lion called King, whom Patricia raised since he was a cub. Ouriounga, a teenage Maasai, who wishes to marry Patricia, decides to prove his worth by killing a lion to gain her respect, as is custom in his tribe. However the lion he chooses is King.

  3. Lion - Wikipedia

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    The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera, native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane.

  4. The Accursed Kings - Wikipedia

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    The Accursed Kings (French: Les Rois maudits [le ʁwa mo.di]) is a series of seven historical novels by French author Maurice Druon about the French monarchy in the 14th century. Published between 1955 and 1977, the series has been adapted as a miniseries twice for television in France.

  5. The Lion - Wikipedia

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    The Lion, an 1828 academic journal printed and published by Richard Carlile; The Lion, a nickname for Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of United States; The Lion (locomotive), a historic steam locomotive at the Maine State Museum in Augusta, Maine

  6. The Lion of Thebes - Wikipedia

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    The Lion of Thebes (Italian: Il leone di Tebe, French: Hélène, reine de Troie) is a peplum film written and directed by Giorgio Ferroni. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Plot

  7. Pierre Philippe Denfert-Rochereau - Wikipedia

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    Pierre Philippe Marie Aristide Denfert-Rochereau, (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ filip maʁi aʁistid dɑ̃fɛʁ ʁɔʃʁo]; 11 January 1823 – 11 May 1878), was a French serviceman and politician.

  8. Lion of Belfort - Wikipedia

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    The lion symbolizes the heroic French resistance during the Siege of Belfort, a 103-day Prussian assault from December 1870 to February 1871. The city was successfully defended against 40,000 Prussians by merely 17,000 men (of whom only 3,500 were from the military) led by Colonel Denfert-Rochereau , with the fortress holding out until the ...

  9. French Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    The French Wikipedia (French: Wikipédia en français) is the French-language edition of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia. This edition was started on 23 March 2001, two months after the official creation of Wikipedia. [ 1 ]