Talk:Coat of arms of Estonia

Blazon

What is the purpose of these vague descriptions? And I'm sure that there is no mention in the blazon that the leopards are "slim". Why not just provide the blazon, and, if necessary, explain to the layman what it means? --Daniel C. Boyer (talk) 20:42, 27 September 2009 (UTC)

Need More

This part needs more information!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I redid all the history of the page and took off description, and rewrote one and placed it at top. TDS ^{(talk • contribs)} 23:45, 29 October 2005 (UTC)

cote of arm is my land were I ws from

Lions or leopards?

I changed the word "leopards" into lions. Most sources, including the internet link in this article, seem to agree that they are lions. Could someone tell me where the "leopard theory" comes from?

in heraldry, if lions look like that, they're called leopards

So are the "lions" in the Danish coat of arms also "leopards"? They are always referred to as lions. What is the difference between these Estonian felines and heraldic "Lion Passant Guardant"?128.214.205.4 17:05, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Denmark has the same problem. If the "creature" faces the viewer, it is a "leopard" in heraldic terms. If it looks forward, it is a "lion". The Coat of arms of Denmark originally showed three "leopards" facing the viewer (see e.g. the coat of arms of Eric of Pomerania (Image:Erikafpommernsdanskeunionssegl.jpg). This was deliberately changed in 1819 to the current situation where the lions face forward to ensure that the creatures everybody referred to as lions were in fact lions. See also: Leopard (heraldry) and Lion (heraldry). Valentinian ^{(talk) / (contribs)} 23:28, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

They can be called leopards, see Leopard (heraldry). As far as I know, there was a time when all big cats were called leopards, including lions, hence Leo the Lion Leo (astrology). I'm not sure if the direction the cat is facing makes any difference. Danrok (talk) 02:12, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

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