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JensWhy do all heraldic lions/panthers look like they just stepped on a piece of Lego?
Example #3 of "stepped on piece of Lego lion" the eyes alone on this one really tells the story of a lion that will soon after clear out the cubs room leaving only trashbags behind
The_Turtle_Moves@ohyran that one stepped on a piece of Lego and has, subsequently, bitten its tongue. It's deciding how mad it is.
mhd@mhd although it doesn't look very pleased about it either tbh :D
More like it too stepped on some Lego and is now holding it up going "wtf is this?!"
🦊 🍸Faux around & find out⚠️🏴@ohyran “Laundry day” and someone didn’t throw in the anti-static sheet into the dryer… Don’t you just hate that? So scratchy and ill fitting… and the pants ride up into your crotch when you run, n’ try to jump up & catch the late bus…
Gwendal Roué@ohyran Lion are standing as a way to distinguish them from evil leopards 😁 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_(heraldry) I just learned this from Michel Pastoureau who wrote a fascinating book: L'Ours, histoire d'un roi déchu (The Bear: history of a fallen king) 🤩
PetterOfCats@ohyran that’s sinister
💉😷🌿🇺🇦🇺🇳🇪🇺Oiselarius (he/him)@ohyran @Tim_Eagon the ones that step on an old-school d4 have fire coming from every orifice.
Analog AI@ohyran only the "rampant" ones do
Tjasker Design | Philipp@ohyran Because the lions are not in pain but roar loudly to make more of an impression.
Kristian Tapaninaho@ohyran @daveybot The Finnish version is stepping on the curved saber of Russian Empire while holding a straight Finnish sword.
Juho MäntysaloJust to rise my glasses: the coat of arms is from (pre-)1580, predating the Russian Empire (founded 1720) by 150 years.
The sabre looks like turkic-mongol hybrid, as used by the Golden Horde (Sweden's neighbour since Novgorod of the Rus confederation got under their sphere of influence in the late 13th century).
As such, the sabre identifies Muscowy (who reached Sweden's borders in the late 14th century) as the heir to mongols, not as heir to the Rus.
Further, this "who is Muscowy heir to" is a large part of the modern Russian identity crisis. They claim to be the successor state to (Kievan) Rus [and to (East) Rome], but most of the central areas needed to for that claim, most importantly Kiev, are outside the current borders.
Hence the current war.
Elias Aarnio@ohyran Not to mention why their genitals are almost always hidden...
Daniel Darabos
Thomas =:-)
Tyler Durden@ohyran that would make you roar too!
Flo@ohyran You try to hold that pose for as long as it took to draw a coat of arms and not make a face and then we’ll talk, mister.
Erik@ohyran and are sexually aroused by it
Adam
Tony Finch@ohyran aiui “panther” is an alias for “lion passant” (as in the arms for england or cambridge) so a lion rampant isn’t a panther
Weekend EditorBecause the blazonry read, "or, a lion rampant dexter, lego superscandens"?
flere-imsaho 🇺🇦@ohyran some even look like they managed to impale themselves in the process…
HeavenlyPossumWould you want to fight a lion that just stepped on a lego
Michal Bryxí 🌱@ohyran And don't forget that erection 🙈 #canNotUnsee