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  Pahonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The official coat of arms of Belarus depicted the Pahonia from 1991 to 1995.
As early as the 15th century, the heraldic charging knight on horseback became the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and of its central part - the Duchy of Vilnia.
Image:Herb Pogon Litewska.jpgthumbleft200px[[Pogon Litewska Coat of ArmsThe coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, closely related to the Pahonia.
q-basic.xodox.de /Pahonia   (763 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pahonya   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
More recenly, it was on the state seal of the Belarus National Republic, the coat of arms of the Belarusian Popular Front, and for a brief period it was the coat of arms of Belarus after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It is originated during the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, just as the Vytis, the Coat of Arms of Lithuania, and looks very similar to Vytis.
With minor stylistic changes, the Pahonya coat of arms remained the state symbol of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1795, when Belarus was annexed by Russian Empire.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pahonya   (306 words)

  
 Polish Nobility and Its Heraldry: An Introduction
Arms of the Odrowaz clan from the bookplate of Krzysztof Szydlowiecki
2nd row: Arms of the Starykon clan, Arms of the Rawa or Rawicz clan, Arms of the Poraj clan, Arms of the Nalecz clan;
3rd row: Arms of the Odrowaz clan, Arms of the Sulima clan, Arms of the Topór clan, Arms of the Jelita clan;
www.szlachta.org /heraldry.htm   (16740 words)

  
 Pogon Ruska Coat of Arms: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Pogoń Ruska - is a Polish Coat of Arms[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link].
Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings....
A modern coat of arms is derived from the mediæval practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle,...
absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/pogon_ruska_coat_of_arms.htm   (199 words)

  
 Pogon Litewska Coat of Arms - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Pogon Litewska Coat of Arms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Pogon Litewska Coat of Arms - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Pogon Litewska Coat of Arms.
Pogoń Litewska - is a Polish Coat of Arms.
The orginal Pogon Litewska Coat of Arms article can be editet
www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Pogon-Litewska-Coat-of-Arms.html   (149 words)

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