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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2696115, member: 39"]Old topic, I know <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> but let me add a modern piece: In a series about "Tales and Legends", Austria issued a Richard Lionheart coin in 2009.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the left we see Richard (with the lions on his cloak) being captured by Duke Leopold (with the eagle) at an inn in Erdberg (Vienna). On the right, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondel_de_Nesle" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondel_de_Nesle" rel="nofollow">Blondel</a> saga: It tells the story how Blondel, who wanted to find out where Richard was, rode from castle to castle, and would always sing songs that he and Richard knew well. When Blondel got to Dürnstein, Richard (who was arrested there) answered by singing from where he was imprisoned.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[ATTACH=full]605772[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2696115, member: 39"]Old topic, I know :) but let me add a modern piece: In a series about "Tales and Legends", Austria issued a Richard Lionheart coin in 2009. On the left we see Richard (with the lions on his cloak) being captured by Duke Leopold (with the eagle) at an inn in Erdberg (Vienna). On the right, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondel_de_Nesle']Blondel[/URL] saga: It tells the story how Blondel, who wanted to find out where Richard was, rode from castle to castle, and would always sing songs that he and Richard knew well. When Blondel got to Dürnstein, Richard (who was arrested there) answered by singing from where he was imprisoned. Christian[ATTACH=full]605772[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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