Coat of Arms HD

Finns must be proud that their lion is so sharp-minded.

@JanValentine Indeed we are. In that special lion I can see myself!

@JanValentine A bright minded creature of undivided concentration who is always on point. Penetrating blunt arguments with sharp logic cutting to the core of the problem.

But norway has nils olav... Why using dancing lion when he has cute pinguin?

The lions sort of fit with the stereotypes...

@ImportViking Ouch.

@ImportViking Yes, it does, but maybe not as you might expect...
I'm Austrian and I met a number of Finns over the years, and yes, Finns are a very special kind of crazy.

But their craziness is so refined and ingenious that you just _have_ to admire them for it. ;-)

@ImportViking

Ow. That... hurt.

Us finns are proud of our lion
(Well not ours, it was taken from a grave of an old swedish king who's name i forgot)

@Finlandball The special lion`s first apperance was at king Gustav I Vasa´s tomb. His son Johan assumed the title of "Grand Duke of Finland and Karelia", shortened to Grand Duke of Finland in 1577 (or soon thereafter), the lion became closely associated with Finland. That was before prince Johan killed his brother king Erik with pie soup and become king Johan III.

Special lion is my spirit animal.

I feel like Norway's lion is just about to murder someone with that axe. While still smiling.

lipstick. give them. fucking. lipstick.

the special lion is still my favorit

You forget that the "special" lion should be "trampling underfoot a russian sable"... Because them russkies are so trampable...

Missed oppurtunity to do Icelands Coat of arms!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Iceland-Coat_of_arms.svg

@Gunni But the others are lions. Thats sorta the "theme2 or the strip

@Fluffkin Well we had a lion coat of arms at one time (coat of arms of the earl of Iceland and later Icelandic coartmasters I think).

http://www.flagofarms.com/images/designs/EarldomofIcelandCoatofArms.jpg
or
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Coat_of_arms_of_Iceland

But no lion now, so it doesn't count.

@Gunni Oh yeah, and while Greenland may not have a lion they have a badass coat of arms.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Coat_of_arms_of_Greenland.svg

@olvirki ...indeed...!
With an animal, that REALLY lives there... ;-)
(not many lions in Scandinavia... :-) )
(well, pehaps cave-lions during the ice-age...? ;-)

@Gunni

I was in impression that imaginary animals weren't allowed in coat of arms. I would've thought there'd be more dragons, giants or leprechauns and such in them if that is allowed.

But thenagain, lion was pretty much imaginary animal for Nordics when those have been made.

@piir2 #9684078
Heraldry is where you will find most fantastic creatures. Scotland has its unicorns, Steiermark its panther (which looks more like a goat than a cat), Iceland its land spirits (one of which is a giant) and so on and so forth.

@Gunni Here: https://satwcomic.com/iceland-s-coat-of-arms

@Dayvi awesome!