The four countries that make up Britain all have their own symbols, which are conspicuous in their national flags and military uniforms. The most important representatives in Britain are three lions. These armbands come from King Rechard Ⅰ, also known as the King of Lionheart. His successors continued to use this symbol and combined it with iris to represent the land claimed by England in northern France until King George III finally gave up this claim, so he gave up these symbols. Meanwhile, King William I of Scotland adopted the rampant red lion as his heraldry symbol. In the end, it not only represents him, but also represents the whole of Scotland, because his successor adopted it. These two lions often appear on flags that alternate between England and Scotland.
Irish coat of arms The harp on the Irish coat of arms is very conspicuous, and there are gold and silver strings on the blue court. History shows that this symbol can be traced back to 12 century as the evidence of the pioneer of the Irish king. It is said that an Irish king named David used the harp as a symbol of his tribute to King David in the Bible. Irish legend also tells the story of a chief named Dagda, who owns a harp that can make the audience cry, sleep or smile. The Irish coat of arms was first adopted during the reign of King James I of England. When James I ascended the throne, he unified the kingship of England, Ireland and Scotland, so his coat of arms was the coat of arms of these three countries.
Few people like the modern coat of arms of Wales because it is a principality. The typical representative of Wales is a red dragon, and the earliest record is in the history of Britten in the 9th century. It is said that this is the standard of fighting between King Arthur and other Celtic leaders. When henry vii crossed Wales on his way to the Battle of Bosworth, he took the Red Dragon to a white and green land as his own standard and established it as a national standard.
In addition to representing the lions of England and Scotland, the harp of Ireland and the red harp dragon of Wales, the national flag is more appropriately called the combination of the national flags of England, Scotland and Ireland. Each flag represents the saints and saints' crosses in this country. The national flag of England, the Red Cross on a white background, stands for St George. It is said that the cross of St. George was first used by King Rechard Ⅰ during the Crusades, but it was not until the 4th and 3rd centuries A.D.1that George became the patron saint of England, namely St. Andrew and St. Patrick. The white diagonal fork on the blue area represents St. Andrew's. Legend has it that the relic of the Apostle St. Andrews was brought to St. Andrews from Constantinople today. Another legend is that King II led the combined forces of Picts and Scots against Anglo-Saxon King Celstein, promising to appoint Andrew as the patron saint of Scotland if they won (guess what? )。 More famous, St. Patrick's legend says that he helped most parts of Ireland convert to Catholicism and expel snakes, which is one of his miracles. He drew a red diagonal fork on a white ground. These hr combinations, EECross, give us a modern Manchester United flag.
English coat of arms The Royal coat of arms includes the English coat of arms and adds many elements, including a crowned lion on the left and a unicorn representing Scotland on the right. It is said that the free unicorn is a very dangerous beast, so it is chained in the English and Scottish versions of the royal weapon. The arms of the Scottish royal family turned the positions of two animals and crowned the unicorn. The royal weapons of Britain, Ireland and Wales include Tudor rose, clover and thistle, representing these three countries, while the royal weapons of Scotland only use thistle.
These are just one example of the difference between the two. We encourage readers to dig deeper into these differences and how they represent every country in Britain. We Anglicans certainly hope that this will stimulate your interest in British semiotics, because although I would like to continue writing articles on this subject, there are too many symbols, standards and variants, and you can write several books on it (of course! )
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