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'''LAVAL''' | |||
Département : [[Mayenne]] | Département : [[Mayenne]] | ||
[[File:laval.jpg|center| | [[File:laval.jpg|center|alt=Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
= | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
| De gueules au léopard d'or, armé et lampassé d'azur. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | |||
According to legend, when William the Conqueror became king of England, he granted the use of one lion of his arms to thanks the lords of Laval, whom helped him during the battle of Hastings. Later the Lords of Laval granted the arms to the city as well. | According to legend, when William the Conqueror became king of England, he granted the use of one lion of his arms to thanks the lords of Laval, whom helped him during the battle of Hastings. Later the Lords of Laval granted the arms to the city as well. | ||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1870.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-tr.jpg|center|300 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms in Traversier (1842) | ||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1870.jpg|center|350 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms by Guilbert, 1853 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.lau.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | |- | ||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms in the [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932 | |||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.lau.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:laval.frba.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a postcard by Kroma | |align="center"|[[File:laval.frba.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:laval.fp.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin | |align="center"|[[File:laval.fp.jpg|250 px|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin | ||
|} | |} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Louis, 1949 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:French Municipalities L]] | [[Category:French Municipalities L]] | ||
[[Category:Mayenne]] | [[Category:Mayenne]] | ||