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The arms were sometimes shown with a pelican for a crest, probably adopted as a Christian emblem, for that bird is a symbol of the Eucharist, because it was said by medieval writers to feed its young with blood drawn from its own breast. | The arms were sometimes shown with a pelican for a crest, probably adopted as a Christian emblem, for that bird is a symbol of the Eucharist, because it was said by medieval writers to feed its young with blood drawn from its own breast. | ||
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| | File:King's Lynn1845.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of King's Lynn|The arms in 1845 | ||
File:kingslynn.wb3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of King's Lynn|The arms on a [[Wills's - Borough arms III|Wills's]] cigarette card, 1906 | |||
File:kingslynn.fau.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of King's Lynn|The arms as used on a [[UK Town arms (Faulkner)|Faulkner postcard]] +/- 1905 | |||
File:King's Lynn3.jpg|alt=Arms (crest) of King's Lynn|The arms in the town (Facebook) | |||
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[[Literature]] : Image from [[Jaja|Ja-Ja postcard]] (+/- 1906), background from Scott-Giles, C. W. : Civic Heraldry of England and Wales | |||
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[[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities K]] | [[Category:United Kingdom Municipalities K]] | ||
[[Category:England]] | [[Category:England]] | ||