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The College originally bore the arms of the founder (William Archdeacon of Durham in 1249), " r, a fleur-de-lys azure, each leaf charged with a mullet of the field," but now the College uses the arms attributed to King Alfred and Edward the Confessor, namely, " azure, a cross patonce between five martlets or." | |||
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY)
Country: United Kingdom
Campus/location : Oxford
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Origin/meaning
The College originally bore the arms of the founder (William Archdeacon of Durham in 1249), " r, a fleur-de-lys azure, each leaf charged with a mullet of the field," but now the College uses the arms attributed to King Alfred and Edward the Confessor, namely, " azure, a cross patonce between five martlets or."
The arms on a tobacco card, (1922) |
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