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Lucerne, Switzerland.

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Neat, neat, neat! I love lions, wonder what the latin inscription says?
Cheers Wendy
"Marutchi" BarbaraH*REMOVE wrote in message
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Lucerne, Switzerland.

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"Wendy7" wrote ...
Neat, neat, neat! I love lions, wonder what the latin inscription says?

I think the meaning is something like ..

Helvetorum ( accusingly, men from Helvet) these are loyal and courageous
guardians

But that's only a guess.

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Regards
Bob Hobden

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Wendy7 wrote:
Neat, neat, neat! I love lions, wonder what the latin inscription
says? Cheers Wendy

It's a tribute to some Swiss army soldiers who died trying to protect the
French Royal family.

http://travelguide.all-about-switzer...s-history.html

A Close up, it has some blossoms in it so I guess it's on topic. :-)

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Bob Hobden wrote:
"Wendy7" wrote ...
Neat, neat, neat! I love lions, wonder what the latin inscription
says?

I think the meaning is something like ..

Helvetorum ( accusingly, men from Helvet) these are loyal and
courageous guardians

But that's only a guess.

Pretty close guess, just the same. :-)

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Wendy7 wrote:
Neat, neat, neat! I love lions, wonder what the latin inscription says?
Cheers Wendy
"Marutchi" BarbaraH*REMOVE wrote in message
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Lucerne, Switzerland.



More on the Dying Lion Monument in Lucerne.
Bob
See:
http://travelguide.all-about-switzer...s-history.html

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Bob Williams wrote:
Wendy7 wrote:
Neat, neat, neat! I love lions, wonder what the latin inscription says?
Cheers Wendy
"Marutchi" BarbaraH*REMOVE wrote in message
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Lucerne, Switzerland.



More on the Dying Lion Monument in Lucerne.
Bob
See:
http://travelguide.all-about-switzer...s-history.html

OOPS!
I didn't read all the responses before I fired off the same URL as
Barbara.......Mea Culpa.
Bob

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Oh shame, I didn't notice that he was speared! Thanks for the links.

"Marutchi" BarbaraH*REMOVE wrote in message
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Wendy7 wrote:
Neat, neat, neat! I love lions, wonder what the latin inscription
says? Cheers Wendy

It's a tribute to some Swiss army soldiers who died trying to protect the
French Royal family.

http://travelguide.all-about-switzer...s-history.html

A Close up, it has some blossoms in it so I guess it's on topic. :-)