Heraldic symbols were there to influence people and ... The heraldic rearing lion falls into this category. “Lions on shields are common because who wouldn’t want a lion?

Images of the fierce animal are so commonplace in art as to be overlooked. Alastair Sooke explores the meaning of this enduring icon. Anyone who has visited Trafalgar Square in London will know ...

An eagle on a country’s coat of arms is quite common – this bird is as popular a national symbol as the lion ... head of Russia’s Heraldic Council, explains. The eagle has been emblazoned ...

Jamieson is a heraldic artist and manuscript illuminator ... typically showing a man's face surrounded by foliage. The lion is the symbol of England, a symbol of courage, strength, and royalty.

During the opening, Aleksandar Gyoshev said the symbol being represented has ... th century], the European and the Balkan heraldic tradition. “The lion links our state to Europe's common ...