MAKE A MEME View Large Image Mecklenburg Wappen 1524.jpg Combined arms of the House of Mecklenburg During the 15th century the Dukes of Mecklenburg gradually acquired the Lordship of Werle and the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Stargard For Werle the bull's head with extended ...
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Keywords: Mecklenburg Wappen 1524.jpg Combined arms of the House of Mecklenburg During the 15th century the Dukes of Mecklenburg gradually acquired the Lordship of Werle and the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Stargard For Werle the bull's head with extended tongue but without the skin in the neck was taken but for Stargard no arms or symbol existed For unknown reasons a woman's arm with a ring was chosen as a symbol to represent Stargard in the new arms The open mouth of the original Mecklenburg bull was changed into a nose-ring and the bull's head of Werle was rotated 45 degrees Illumination 1524 Author This image is in the public domain due to its age PD-old-100 Wappenrecht House of Mecklenburg Marshalled Schwerin inverse
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