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REPLY1850

Devices of the Standards of the Anglo-Saxons

By C.

(No. 14. p. 216.).—The arms, i.e. the standards of the successive rulers of Britain, may be found in Sir Winston Churchill's curious work, Divi Britannici, which gives (as your correspondent supposes) the White Horse for Kent, the White Dragon for Wessex, and the Raven for the Danes.

Topics: Anglo-Saxon Standards, Heraldry, Historical Symbols

Locations: Britain, Kent, Wessex