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The supporters represent associations with the Earldom of Pembroke whose various holders held palatine status in Penfro, and other historial allusions. The red lion and the white lion are those of the Marshal Earls and the Herberts respectively, and they wear collars bearing the red chevrons on gold of the de Clares, Gilbert and Richard ("Strongbow".) the first Norman Earls. <br> | The supporters represent associations with the Earldom of Pembroke whose various holders held palatine status in Penfro, and other historial allusions. The red lion and the white lion are those of the Marshal Earls and the Herberts respectively, and they wear collars bearing the red chevrons on gold of the de Clares, Gilbert and Richard ("Strongbow".) the first Norman Earls. <br> | ||
These lions also support the arms of Pembroke. Here they hold the forked pennons from the Tenby arms, that on the left white and blue, and denoting the de Valence Earls, that on the right bearing the Tudor colours of white and green. The red lion is charged on the shoulder with the gold portcullis badge of Henry VII, who was born in Pembroke Castle, and the white lion with a red book embellished with gold alludes to the famous chronicler Giraldus Cambrensis, rector of Tenby, born at Manorbier, and to the great Welsh legendary Tales of the Mabinogion, one of whose heroes, Pwyll,Prince of Dyfed, lived at Narberth Castle. The colour of the book recalls that the Mabinogion proper were,contained in the Red Book of Hergest. | These lions also support the arms of Pembroke. Here they hold the forked pennons from the Tenby arms, that on the left white and blue, and denoting the de Valence Earls, that on the right bearing the Tudor colours of white and green. The red lion is charged on the shoulder with the gold portcullis badge of Henry VII, who was born in Pembroke Castle, and the white lion with a red book embellished with gold alludes to the famous chronicler Giraldus Cambrensis, rector of Tenby, born at Manorbier, and to the great Welsh legendary Tales of the Mabinogion, one of whose heroes, Pwyll,Prince of Dyfed, lived at Narberth Castle. The colour of the book recalls that the Mabinogion proper were,contained in the Red Book of Hergest. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net). | [[Literature]] : Information provided by Laurence Jones (laurencejones@eircom.net). | ||