Today I learned that mythical sea lions are also called morses! They’ve been used in heraldry for centuries!
I’m at SDCC today! Booth 1229!
Today I learned that mythical sea lions are also called morses! They’ve been used in heraldry for centuries!
I’m at SDCC today! Booth 1229!
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Yah, yah, I effed up there … the Wikipedia page gave me the impression that Sealand were their only appearance near Britain, but as a matter of fact, they appear on the coats of arms of Portsmouth, Devon county, the East India Company (1600-1709), and the MI5!
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_East_India_Company_(1600-1709).svg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MI5#Crest
Soooo … we’ll have to break out the heavy duty Heraldinator for the experiment, right? ;-)
Cat-Fish; meet Lion-Fish.
OH OH OH AS A HISPANIC PERSON THIS IS EXCITING! A WALRUS IS CALLED A MORSA IN SPANISH! A CONNECTION? I THINK SO!
Fun fact: outside of English heraldry, “morse” just means “walrus” (Odobenus rosmarus).
I remember a comic which had a bunch of seals communicating using, of course, morse code.
OMG that’s great, I love it
He looks so done with this question, it feels like he’s been asked this before xD
How far back DO mythical creatures go? Are there any that have stories passed down of truly ancient ice age times? Would any in Europe have stories of, say, Doggerland?
Have you ever heard of (or drawn) a carbuncolo?
To go with my comment, a link: https://www.jewelpedia.net/rubies-unicorns-and-carbuncolos/
A Morse is a sea-lion, prominent in the historic heraldry of the Philippines, but Wikipedia insists that a Morse is not a Mer-lion, mascot of Singapore.
Different entries. Different lion-headed-fish-beast.