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	Coat of arms of Lithuania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vytis as it was used in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
		The Vytis was the state emblem of the Republic of Lithuania until 1940, when the Republic was annexed by the Soviet Union and all national insignia were outlawed.
		With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Vytis, together with the Columns of Gediminas and the national flag, became symbols of the independence movement in Lithuania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vytis (1414 words)

	LITHUANIA HOME PAGE
		The Vytis sign on the Ausros vartai (Ausros Gate) in the 16th century defence wall of Vilnius, surviving to this day, was to signify that Vilnius was the capital of Lithuania.
		The Vytis was the state emblem of the Republic of Lithuania until 1940.
		As of March 11, 1990 the Vytis is once again the official state emblem and symbol of the Republic of Lithuania.
	neris.mii.lt /homepage/vytis.html (843 words)

	Lithuanian Anthem, Flag, State Symbols
		The ratio of the width and length of the flag is 1 to 2.
		During the Zalgiris battle, the flag of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was red, with white coat of arms, the Vytis, embroidered on it.
		Soon the flag was legalized: first, recognized as the national and later as the state flag on November 18, 1988, and on June 26, 1991 (the Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania law "On the state flag of the Republic of Lithuania").
	alka.mch.mii.lt /himnas.en.htm (1122 words)

	flag of Lithuania - Coat of Arms flags
		Overview - Lithuania's knight, called the Vytis, is one of the oldest State emblems in Europe and one of the few whose symbolism was taken not from dynastic arms, as in the majority of European countries, but from ducal portrait seals.
		It was not by chance that in the beginning of the 16th C., a chronicler described Lithuania's coat of arms as indicating a mature ruler capable of defending his Homeland by the sword.
		The term "Vytis" appeared at the end of the 19th C. It was a new word, which had been created in the middle of the century by Simonas Daukantas.
	www.flags-of-the-world.net /flags/lt).html (3724 words)

	Lithuania Emblem (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The knight holds a raised sword, is clad in armor and carries a shield bearing the imprint of a two-barred cross Later, this cross came to be called the Vytis Cross.
		Yet it is believed that the Vytis was already in use as far back as the rule of King Mindaugas.
		In the 19th century, with the rise of the Lithuanian national movement, the old emblem of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania - the Vytis - was automatically adopted and came to symbolize the goal of freedom.
	faculty-staff.ou.edu /A/Andre.L.Anderson-1/ltemblem.htm (187 words)

	Lithuania - History of Lithuanian Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Vytis, which means "hero" (in German "Held", in Hungarian "Vitez" and in Slovenian "Vytez"), is a knight mounted on a charging horse.
		While both the Jogiellian and Kestutian royal households would use the same "Vytis" as their coat-of-arms, on the Jogiellian coat-of-arms, the shield on the "Vytis" contained the Apostolic cross and on the Kestutian coat-of-arms, the shield on the "Vytis" contained the "towers of Gediminas".
		The "Vytis" flag is also described by various chroniclers of the Tannenberg battle of 1410.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/lt-hist.html (2534 words)

	KORP! VYTIS ISTORIJA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vytis žiemos slidinėjimo stovykla--tradicija kuri išsliaikė ir švenčiama šiais laikais.
		Vytis sąrašuose buvo 188 nariai, 12 skyriai ir 4 įgaliotiniai įvairiuose kraštuose.
		Vytis veiklą sudarė sueigos, iškylos, stovyklos, bei suvažiavimai.
	www.skautai.com /Akademikai/konspektas/K_Vytis/kvytis_istorija.htm (364 words)

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		This governmental resolution approved of the resolution of the 3 April 1991 Conference of the Sport-Technical Union "Vytis" under the Department of Defence that certain enterprises shall be members of the Union of Technical-Sport Clubs and the Lithuanian Aviation Club.
		As one of the guidelines for the activities of this organisation, it was provided that the State Sport and Technology Organisation "Vytis" shall take care of the preservation of the state property which it uses and which is controlled by the enterprises which are in the sphere of regulation of the "Vytis".
		In addition, this governmental resolution approved of the resolution of the 3 April 1991 Conference of the Sport-Technical Union "Vytis" under the Department of Defence that certain enterprises shall be members of the Union of Technical-Sport Clubs and the Lithuanian Aviation Club.
	www.lrkt.lt /dokumentai/2002/r020527.htm (3366 words)

	Maþeikiø karate klubas Vytis“
		The first president of "Vytis" was Vidmantas Macevicius.
		"Vytis" teachers are continously improving their mastership by participating in variuos Shotokan style seminars, one of them being leaded by 8 dan karate master Kenneth Funakoshi.
		In 1989 karate club "Vytis" organized the First International Ushu Festival in Mazeikiai with the aim of popularizing Eastern fighting traditions.
	www2.omnitel.net /mksa/english/istorija.htm (151 words)

	Lithuania - Airforce Flags and Aircraft Marking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1920-21 it was found to complicated, and it was replaced by red shield with white Vytis cross, and in 1921 the current design was introduced.
		Insignia report that sometimes, the markings are also incomplete due to lack of the the White Vytis, an omission that frequently occurred during 1919.
		In 1921 the red shield was omitted and the markinks were only the Vytis Cross in white and bordered fl (sometimes with another white borders).
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/lt^air.html (415 words)

	Gültige Zahlungsmittel Litauen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The obverse of the coin carries the image of the Coat of Arms - Vytis in the centre and the inscription LIETUVA underneath.
		The obverse of the coin carries the image of the Coat of Arms - Vytis in the centre and the inscription LIETUVA under it.
		The centre of the coin bears the emblem of the Republic of Lithuania, Vytis.
	www.coinsweb.de /NewMember/Litauen/muenzen.htm (2183 words)

	Vytis
		The symbols of the emblem are taken from the dukes’ portrait stamps, as a rider in Lithuania was a symbol of a ruler.
		On February 16, 1918 when the restoration of Lithuanian state was proclaimed, the State emblem became an emblem version created by A.Zmuidzinavicius.
		It became the symbol of the transitional period and underlined that Lithuania continued pre-war traditions.
	www.arkliomuziejus.lt /Viskas_apie_arkli/vytis.en.htm (241 words)

	Vytis Tours - Your Gateway to the Baltics, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Scandinavia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vytis Tours has been the leading tour operator to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia for the past 15 years.
		Vytis Tours was ready to accommodate them to the fullest.
		All hotels, restaurants and other travel related services are ready to accept visitors from the west and Vytis Tours is ready to help.
	www.vytistours.com (217 words)

	MenuFaktura
		Vytis Jankauskas is considered as one of the most interesting and peculiar choreographers of modern Lithuanian dance.
		In 2004, Vytis Jankauskas was granted with the Golden Stage Cross award from the Ministry of Culture for the best choreography of the season in the performance Drowned Valley.
		Footprints – is a performance full of associative expression, which is more typical of pure dance, where the choreographer tries to reveal certain inner experiences, states, reactions and inconsistencies that a human being has to face when he confronts with unpredictability and many-sidedness of reality.
	www.menufaktura.lt /en/news.php?strid=1067&id=24317 (176 words)

	anmabsolute/US Trotting Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Saratoga Springs --- When the longshot Vytis crossed the finish line first in Friday night’s sixth race at Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, it marked the 4,000th time that driver Kim Crawford had steered a trotter or pacer to a win in a purse race.
		Vytis is a 10-year-old son of Camluck, owned by Chase Lord of Corfu N.Y. and trained by Adam Capizzano.
		It was the third win of the year for Vytis.
	www.ustrotting.com /absolutenm/anmviewer.asp?a=12267&print=yes (220 words)

	Vilnius Jazz Festival
		Baltic Asteroids is the upright bassist Vytis Nivinskas.
		Vytis Nivinskas says that Asteroids is not only a team but also the style and the way of life.
		From the age of fourteen he began to play guitar, later he became involved in jazz and began to play the upright bass.
	www.vilniusjazz.lt /2004/ba.htm (572 words)

	Battle of Grunwald - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Steward of the Crown and starost of Lwów
		Due to different system of feudal overlordship, as well as lack of heraldic traditions, the units of Grand Duchy of Lithuania were all grouped under banners of two types: the Vytis and the Poles of Gediminas.
		According to Ioannes Longinus there were 40 banners on the right flank of the Polish-Lithuanian forces, 10 flying the Poles of Gediminas and 30 flying the Vytis.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=4707 (3191 words)

	Bridgeport: Central area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The story (actually based on very ancient legends) can mean or impart many things -- such as slaying of evil, protection of young innocents, conversion from Paganism to Christianity, and more.
		For Lithuanians, the image parallels an ethnic icon, which is known as a Vytis.
		The Vytis consists of a knight on a white horse and recalls the medieval Lithuanian cavalry.
	www.uic.edu /orgs/LockZero/5image/Bpt16.html (167 words)

	LMIPC - Jazz musicians - Vytis Nivinskas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		An influential figure among young Lithuanian jazz musicians, double bassist Vytis Nivinskas demonstrates mature musical thinking and high technical skills, he performs with style characterized by rich sound and deep expressivity.
		Born and raised in Vilnius, he developed an interest in music rather late, at the age of 14 when he began playing guitar.
		Since 2005 Vytis Nivinskas is on the faculties of Vilnius College and Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
	www.mic.lt /j_nivinskas.htm (465 words)

	[No title]
		The state must ensure only the expectations which comply with both juridical facts related to the disputed legal regulation: the person was decorated with the Order of the Cross of Vytis and the Cross of Vytis and he submitted a request regarding reception of a land lot gratis.
		Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Law on Land Reform did not establish any obligations of the said persons that they were not aware of or were unable to be aware of when corresponding legal relations appeared, therefore, the rule lex retro non agit was not violated.
		The disputed articles of the laws are equally applicable to all persons who were decorated with the Order of the Cross of Vytis and the Cross of Vytis and who applied for acquisition of a land lot gratis.
	www.lrkt.lt /dokumentai/2006/r060512.htm (1523 words)

	Image Gallery: Lithuania 2 litai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This coin has the name of the country, the date, and a knight on the obverse.
		The person I swapped with provided this information about the knight: "The guy riding the horse in the Lithuanian coins is called the "Vytis" (Lithuanian word for white knight).
		The "vytis" is Algirdas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, who in the 14th century, expanded Lithuanian territory into present day Belarus, parts of Russia and parts of the Ukraine." The reverse shows the denomination.
	www.coin-newbies.com /worldimage/lithuania/lt2l1999.html (79 words)

	Vilnius Jazz Festival
		Vytis Nivinskas: he made his festival debut as a leader of the project Coltrane Impressions in 2000, a year ago he played in an international group Baltic Asteroids.
		Vytis came to music comparatively late - at the age of fourteen he started playing guitar, later double-bass.
		After graduating, Vytis Nivinskas moved to New York where he played with L."Butch" Morris, Kenny Wollesen, Toshi Makihara, and Dalius Naujokaitis.
	www.vilniusjazz.lt /2005/riot.htm (1155 words)

	Lithuania - Litwa
		The heraldic shield features a red field with an armoured knight on a white horse holding a silver sword in his right hang above his head.
		Lately remnants of temple an altar, a pit of offerings were found in the vaults of Vilnius Cathedral.
		the word Vytis was first used in the 15th century.
	kresy.co.uk /lithuania.html (3171 words)

	THE 1993 POPE JOHN PAUL II COMMEMORATIVE 10 LITU COIN
		That coin was the first to feature the new modern-day version of the Vytis emblem, and was sculpted by the Mint’s designer, Petras Garska.
		The dots apparently were added later to the original Garska model, as these dots on the Vytis side are somewhat smaller than the dots that appear on the Pope side.
		As mentioned earlier, on the Darius-Girenas commemorative, the LMK mintmark had appeared on the Vytis side to the right of the horse’s hind legs.
	www.albionmich.com /history/histor_notebook/LMR210.shtml (1440 words)

	Himno, bandera \| Lituania en castellano
		La bandera del Gran Ducado de Lituania era roja con un Vytis blanco (un caballero sobre un blanco corcel) con una espada levantada por encima de su cabeza).
		El Vytis más viejo que se conoce se encuentra labrado en moneda que se remontan a los tiempos de Algirdas y Kestutis.
		El Vytis en los sellos se encuentra en las épocas de Algirdas, Vytautas el Grande, y Jogaila.
	www.lituania.com.ar /?q=es/node/894 (810 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Oakville Vytis Boys Midget U15 #2 team is looking to add to their roster.
		Vytis hosted the Major Bantam and Bantam Boys tournament on March 3-5, 2006.
		Vytis is seeking an experienced well rounded player for their Major Bantam Girls #1 team.
	www.oakvillevytis.com /news.html (2093 words)

	€uronumis » Blog Archive » Litauen/Lituanie 1 €, 2 € - Vytis 2007
		Litauen/Lituanie 1 €, 2 € - Vytis 2007
		Topic: “The obverse of the coin carries an image of the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Lithuania - Vytis - in the centre.”
		Es zeigt einen Ritter mit erhobenem Schwert hoch zu Ross und erinnert an den legendären Volkshelden Vytis.
	www.euronumis.com /?p=200 (206 words)

	KORP! VYTIS TRADICIJOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vytis juosta yra dėvima per dešinį petį, mėlyna spalva į viršų.
		Vytis uniforma dėvimas tik ASS stovyklinis kaklaraištis (smėlio spalvos trikampis, kurio kraštas apsiūtas raudonais, violetiniais ir tamsiai mėlynais dryžiais).
		Vytis nariai dar ir dabar naudoja šitą cirkulį pasirašant oficialus dokumentus.
	www.skautai.com /Akademikai/konspektas/K_Vytis/kvytis_tradicijos.htm (164 words)

	BBC Mundo \| AMÉRICA LATINA \| Colombia: liberan a niño secuestrado
		La policía colombiana rescató al niño Vytis Karanauskas, de tres años, en un operativo realizado en la ciudad de Bogotá.
		El comandante de los grupos anti secuestro Gaula, el coronel Luis Alberto Gómez, indicó que Vytis estaba bien de salud, y que "lo primero que pidió fue un perro caliente".
		El secuestro de Vytis despertó protestas en varias ciudades contra el plagio de menores por parte de grupos armados y delincuentes comunes.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/spanish/latin_america/newsid_2930000/2930049.stm (247 words)

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