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The English arms, and the three lions passant alone, have become one of the national symbols of England. [1] The three lions have been extensively used in sport, and currently feature in the coats of arms of The Football Association, the England and Wales Cricket Board, and in the logo of England Boxing.
John's elder brother, Richard the Lionheart, who succeeded his father on the throne, is believed to have been the first to have borne the arms of three lions passant-guardant, still the arms of England, having earlier used two lions rampant combatant, which arms may also have belonged to his father. [9]
The Three Lions, the nickname of the England national football team "Three Lions" (song), a 1996 song by Baddiel and Skinner and the Lightning Seeds; Three Lions, a football video game; The Three Lions, a 2013 play by William Gaminara; The Three Lions crest of the England cricket team
The three lions on the national symbol of Estonia originate from the arms of King Valdemar II of Denmark who conquered northern Estonia in 1219. [1] [2] The lions became part of the greater coat of arms of Tallinn (Reval), the centre of Danish government in Estonia, and the fiefdoms (German: Ritterschaften) of Harria and Viru.
The first and fourth quarters represent Denmark by three crowned lions passant accompanied by nine hearts; the second quarter contains two lions passant representing Southern Jutland, the northern part of former Schleswig; the third quarter contains a total of three symbols. The Three Crowns are officially interpreted as a symbol of the former ...
Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure The coat of arms of Jersey is the heraldic device consisting of a shield charged with three gold lions on a red field. Utilised unofficially before the 20th century, its status as the coat of arms of the Bailiwick of Jersey was formalized in 1907.
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Cave lions, Chamber of Felines, Lascaux caves The earliest known cave paintings of lions (which are of the extinct species Panthera spelaea) were found in the Chauvet Cave and in Lascaux in France's Ardèche region and represent some of the earliest paleolithic cave art, dating to between 32,000 and 15,000 years ago.