Fleur-de-Lis: Difference between revisions

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The symbol was used in many countries, but is most notable with France, because of their common use of gold fleur-de-lis on royal blue backgrounds. It was used on their flags, coats of arms, and as [[Symbol Motif Clothing]] on the kings' [[Requisite Royal Regalia|royal]] [[Pimped-Out Cape|robes]] and the queens' [[Pimped-Out Dress|Pimped Out Dresses]] (as in the picture).

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* The fleur-de-lis is the symbol of Ashford Academy in ''[[Code Geass]]''.

 

== Literature ==

* Used in ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' as the symbol of The Priory of Sion.

* In one [[Ciaphas Cain]] novel, a Battle Sister he meets has a Fleur de Lis tattoo on her forehead.

 

 

== Tabletope Games ==

 

== Video Games ==

* Some of the [[Castlevania]] games have this on the walls in some areas.

* The [[Saints Row|Third Street Saints]] use it as their symbol.

 

== Western Animation ==

** Later on, in "Sweet And Elite", there's a pony with ''three'' Fleur De Lis as her cutie mark. Her fan nickname is appropriately Fleur De Lis.

 

** The fleur-de-lis appears in the Canadian coat of arms in the shield, supporters (flag held by one supporter) and the compartment, all as a symbol of the French-Canadian with the one in the shield referring specifically to Quebec.

** The province of Quebec uses the fleur-de-lis on their flag, coat of arms and license plates

** The jersey for the former WHA/NHL hockey team Quebec Nordiques had a total of eight on the jerseys, to match the blue and white color scheme taken from the Quebec flag.

* The symbol of the Boy Scouts and other scouting organizations in many countries. Scouting's World Crest is a silver fleur-de-lis surrounded by a rope tied at the bottom in a square knot, on a purple background.

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