Laval (Mayenne): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "hagfr.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms" to "hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms") |
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) m (Text replacement - "↵↵'''" to "'''") Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
(30 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''LAVAL''' | |||
Département : [[Mayenne]] | Département : [[Mayenne]] | ||
[[File:laval.jpg|center| | [[File:laval.jpg|center|alt=Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
= | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Official blazon | |||
|- | |||
|'''French''' | |||
| De gueules au léopard d'or, armé et lampassé d'azur. | |||
|- | |||
|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
|} | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
According to legend, when William the Conqueror became king of England, he granted the use of one lion of his arms to thanks the lords of Laval, whom helped him during the battle of Hastings. Later the Lords of Laval granted the arms to the city as well. | According to legend, when William the Conqueror became king of England, he granted the use of one lion of his arms to thanks the lords of Laval, whom helped him during the battle of Hastings. Later the Lords of Laval granted the arms to the city as well. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-tr.jpg|center|300 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms in Traversier (1842) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.lau.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1870.jpg|center|350 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms by Guilbert, 1853 | ||
|- | |||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.lau.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.frba.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a postcard by Kroma | |align="center"|[[File:laval.frba.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.fp.jpg|250 px|center]] <br/>The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin | |align="center"|[[File:laval.fp.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Louis, 1949 | |||
{{fr}} | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:French Municipalities L]] | [[Category:French Municipalities L]] | ||
[[Category:Mayenne]] | [[Category:Mayenne]] |
Latest revision as of 14:15, 7 January 2024
LAVAL
Département : Mayenne
French | De gueules au léopard d'or, armé et lampassé d'azur. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
According to legend, when William the Conqueror became king of England, he granted the use of one lion of his arms to thanks the lords of Laval, whom helped him during the battle of Hastings. Later the Lords of Laval granted the arms to the city as well.
The arms in Traversier (1842) |
The arms by Guilbert, 1853 |
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens |
The arms on a postcard by Kroma |
The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin |
Literature: Louis, 1949
French heraldry portal
This page is part of the French heraldry portal |
Heraldry of the World |
French heraldry:
Overseas territories:
|
Selected collector's items from France:
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink
Index of the site