Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2019
Abstract
The main topic of this paper is a royal heraldry of British insular kingdoms, specifically the heraldic figure of lion in the coat of arms of England, Wales and Scotland. There exist some hints that early Tudor tried to support their legitimacy to the throne of England by the mythological heraldry, besides other things, the lions of Troy.
The narrative about a trojan origin of inhabitants of the British Isles existed since 12th century. This story became popular during the Middle Ages and it spread through many aspects of the medieval culture.
This paper deals with a question: "Did early Tudors invented (or re-invented) the heraldic figure of "trojan" lion? How they used it in the insular context?"