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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Motto
A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization.
In heraldry, a motto is often depicted in an achievement of arms, typically on a scroll below the shield, or else above the crest as in Scots heraldry.
Tripartite motto is the conventional English term for a motto, a slogan, or an advertising phrase in the form of a hendiatris.
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  Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Royal mottos of Swedish monarchs
The Royal mottos or Valspråk of the Swedish monarchs has been a tradition since first used by Gustav I of Sweden, in the early 16th century.
The tradition of using a royal motto in other monarchies is that it most often stays the same within one dynasty, and here the Swedish tradition is different.
The House of Pfalz[?] - cadet branch to the House of Wittelsbach
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 Information about Sweden
A royal anthem is a patriotic song, much like a national anthem but specifically praising, or praying for, a monarch or royal dynasty.
This may be due to inclusion in Swedish culture, speaking the Swedish language, or being of Swedish descent.
Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is the current Swedish monarch and head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden.
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Royal Military Canal is a canal running for 28 miles between Seabrook near Folkestone and Cliff End near Hastings, following the old cliff line bordering Romney Marsh.
The Royal Military Canal is a canal running for 28 miles between Seabrook near...
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 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Motto
These mottos are traditionally in Latin or Romance languages, as well as in English or German.
There are many exceptions, particularly in modern heraldry: for examples, the mottos of the State of Hawaiandlsquo;i and the University of Hawaiandlsquo;i are in Hawaiian, and the motto of Nunavut is in Inuktitut, while in England the motto of the County of Somerset is written in Anglo-Saxon.
For example, the motto of the Earl of Onslow is Festina lente, punningly interpreting on-slow.
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