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> There's also lots of lions in heraldic designs That's true but there are also quite a lot of unicorns and griffins so I'm not sure that that's a clinching ar
by lucozade 5y ago
> There's also lots of lions in heraldic designs
That's true but there are also quite a lot of unicorns and griffins so I'm not sure that that's a clinching argument.
- Taywee 5y agoCheck out medieval depictions of rhinos, giraffes, and elephants. The fact that heraldic lions look anything like actual lions rather than deformed dogs and sheep convinces me that they were somewhat nearby.