MAKE A MEME View Large Image Knud den Sjettes segl.png Seal of King Canute VI of Denmark the earliest known example of the coat of arms of Denmark The original insignia dated from c 1190 and the title indicated on the seal was assumed by the king c 1187-1193 The only ...
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Keywords: Knud den Sjettes segl.png Seal of King Canute VI of Denmark the earliest known example of the coat of arms of Denmark The original insignia dated from c 1190 and the title indicated on the seal was assumed by the king c 1187-1193 The only known copy of this seal was discovered in the Grand Ducal Archive in Schwerin Germany in 1879 Illustration by Professor Julius Magnus Petersen 4 Sep 1827 “ 1 Feb 1917 first published in Aarbøger for Nordisk Oldkyndighed og Historie 1882 For more information see Erling Svane Det danske RigsvÃ¥ben og KongevÃ¥ben Odense Odense University Press 1994 page 16 where this image is from Identical images with the artist's initials M P exist in Henry Petersen Et dansk Flag fra Unionstiden i Maria-Kirken i Lübeck Copenhagen C A Reitzel 1882 pp 26-27 Own scan ~ 1882 Illustration by Professor Julius Magnus Petersen 4 Sep 1827 “ 1 Feb 1917 PD-old Seals of Danish monarchs Knud 6 Julius Magnus Petersen Canute VI of Denmark
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