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The awesome-named Alanii and Excalibur
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08-31-2014, 01:58 PM
The dragon was adopted by the Anglo-Saxons too. If you look carefully you can see the golden wyvvern of Wessex - perhaps a draco standard - hoisted over the heads of the English army on the Bayeux Tapestry.
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The awesome-named Alanii and Excalibur - by Alan - 08-27-2014, 06:14 PM
The awesome-named Alanii and Excalibur - by Alan - 08-27-2014, 08:30 PM
The awesome-named Alanii and Excalibur - by Urselius - 08-31-2014, 01:58 PM
The awesome-named Alanii and Excalibur - by Alan - 08-31-2014, 07:12 PM

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