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The two-headed eagle is a common sight
Europe
Emblems and flags of various countries. The pattern of the double-headed eagle still remains
Slavs
and
Eastern Europe
The country's national emblem or flag, while their double-headed eagle is referenced from
The Byzantine Empire
The national emblem.
The Western "double-headed eagle" first appeared in the Byzantine Empire in the 10th and 11th centuries.
The Comnin Dynasty
Isaac I
(reigned 1057-1059) during his reign, he took the lead in bringing down the original
Roman Empire
The single-headed eagle logo was changed to the double-headed eagle, which was said to reflect the Byzantine Empire across
Eurasian
The characteristics of the improvements made. from
Frederick III
(reigned 1440-1493),
Holy Roman Emperor
They began to use the two-headed eagle as their logo instead. In 1806, in
Napoleon
Under pressure,
Holy Roman Empire
It was dissolved, but
Austrian Empire
Continue to use the double-headed eagle mark and continue until later
Austro-hungarian Empire
Period (Period also includes
Austria
leading
German Confederation
).
Until today, in
Russia
,
Serbia
,
Montenegro
,
Albania
The double-headed eagle symbol can still be seen on the national emblem of other countries.
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- Originate from
- Coat of arms of the Byzantine Empire
- exegesis
- A design commonly seen in badges and flags throughout Europe
- Earliest appearance
- 10th - 11th century
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The two-headed eagle on most European national emblems today is derived from
The Byzantine Empire
The version of the national emblem.
And the Byzantine royal family used to just use
Roman Empire
The symbol of a single-headed eagle. in
Isaac I
During his reign, the Empire adopted the double-headed eagle as its national emblem. The reason was to show the geographical character of the imperial territory, namely that Byzantium had inherited the Roman Empire in Europe and
Asia
The eastern and western parts of the territory. therefore
Byzantium
The monarch is the king of both east and west, and should look after the territory of both sides at the same time, so the original single eagle plus another head has become the prototype of the double-headed eagle pattern in today's countries.
Since then, including
Nicene Empire
During this period, the Byzantine Empire always used the double-headed eagle as the main symbol of the national emblem.
Coat of arms of the Byzantine Empire
Coat of arms of the Byzantine Empire
On the basis of
archaeologist
The prototype of the two-headed eagle should be in
Türkiye
A fresco of a double-headed woman painted around 6000 BC in the ancient city of Kactau. The earliest double-headed eagle found today is an ancient carving carved in 1750 or 1715 BC, unearthed near Boazkoy, Turkey
Hittite
On the mud stamp. A later two-headed eagle can be found at other Hittite sites. However, in the late Hittite period from the 9th century BC, no trace of the double-headed eagle pattern has been found.
The history of the two-headed eagle dates back to the 15th century. He was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Constantine the First
The emblem of...
The Byzantine Empire
Have spanned
Eurasian
Two continents, so the two-headed eagle, one looking west, the other looking east, symbolized the unity between the two continents and the union of peoples. On May 29, 1453, the once glorious Byzantine Empire was conquered
Ottoman Empire
Annihilation. The Byzantine emperor Constantine XI died heroically. His two younger brothers, one subservient to the Ottoman Empire, and the other fled to Rome with their two sons and daughter Sofia Palaiolog. Later, the two sons and one daughter were seized by Rome after their father's death
Pope
Bring up to adulthood. Roman politicians at the time were trying to use the Russian
Military force
To fend off the Turks, Sophia was betrowed by marriage to Grand Duke Ivan III of Moscow.
From this,
Sophia
Be wearing
The Byzantine Empire
The majestic two-headed eagle emblem came to Russia. Sophia assisted her husband Ivan III in uniting the Russian lands to form a vast and unified state. In 1497, the double-headed eagle first appeared in Russia as a national emblem
Great seal of the state
Up until 1918. On November 30, 1993, the two-headed eagle, a symbol of the unity and unity of the Russian state, returned to the national emblem of Russia. At the end of the 20th century,
Russian State Duma
The double-headed eagle is legally Russian
National symbol
.
Since the
Hittite
Two thousand years after the disappearance of civilization, the two-headed eagle reappeared in Turkey, among the tribes of the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks. In 1058,
The Seljuk Turks
The head of the people, Orbil, was crowned Queen of the East and the West in Mosul and painted the two-headed eagle on his royal flag. Subsequently, the Seljuk Turks painted the two-headed eagle on their tribal symbols.
It is widely believed that the Turkic people used the double-headed eagle for two purposes, the eagle to signify their possession of the territory of the Roman Empire, and the double-headed eagle to signify their inheritance of the ancient Hittite culture.
The Turks, as descendants of the Turks, are still useful today to the double-headed eagle, and the badge of the Turkish police force today has a double-headed eagle pattern.
in
Byzantium
In the process of extinction, the two great powers of Europe introduced the double-headed eagle into their national emblems to show that they were
Ancient Rome
The rightful heir to the empire. One is Russia, where Grand Duke Ivan III of Moscow married in 1473
The Byzantine Empire
After the Princess of Sofia, put the two-headed eagle pattern into
Coat of arms of Russia
To show that Moscow is the third Rome. And the other one is
Austria
,
The House of Habsburg
After the fall of Constantinople, the double-headed eagle became the main body of the royal emblem, showing itself to be
Holy Roman Empire
The status of royalty. some
Germany
The princesses of the region all quoted the double-headed eagle logo, showing themselves and the Habsburg royal House
Intimate relationship
.
while
Balkan Peninsula
On the country, in resistance
Ottoman Empire
In the process, the two-headed eagle was also used as the symbol of the Resistance Army, and later included in the national emblem of these countries. while
Orthodox Church
The symbol of the two-headed eagle is used by all tribes because it is
The Byzantine Empire
The state church was granted the right to use the royal symbol of the double-headed eagle by the emperor.
Scotland
Freemason
The emblem is named the Double-Headed Eagle of Lagash, but it has no meaning
Official explanation
So there's a lot of speculation. One of the most famous explanations comes from the famous Masonic biographer Charles, who believes that the two-headed eagle symbolizes the human character is inside the body
virilism
with
feminization
The result of harmonic elements.
in
Greek first division football league
Two football clubs, AEK Athens and PAOK, both use the double-headed eagle as the main body of their logos to signify that both clubs were expelled from Turkey in the 1920s
Greece
Founded by people of American descent.
In the GAMESWORKSHOP game Warhammer 40000, the Human Empire also uses the double-headed eagle as its "national emblem".
Warhammer 40,000 emblems of the human empire
Warhammer 40,000 emblems of the human empire
Blizzard
Produced by the game "World of Warcraft" and related historical background, mankind once
Seven Kingdoms
among
Lordaeron
The kingdom also uses the two-headed eagle as their symbol.
The two-headed eagle of Lordaeron
On the current national emblem
Coat of arms of Russia
, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska
The National Emblem,
Coat of arms of Albania
,
Coat of arms of Serbia
,
Coat of arms of Montenegro
Also used.
On the old emblem
The Byzantine Empire
The National Emblem,
Austro-hungarian Empire
The National Emblem,
Holy Roman Empire
The National Emblem,
Russian Empire
The National Emblem,
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
,
Kingdom of Serbia
The National Emblem,
Kingdom of Montenegro
The National Emblem,
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(
Serbia and Montenegro
The national emblem was once used.
On the current flag
Flag of Albania
,
Flag of Serbia
,
Flag of Montenegro
,
Patriarch of Constantinople
The regional flag is also used.
