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<b>L O W L A N D S - L - 02 August 2010 - Volume 01</b><br>
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From: <span class="gd"><span style="color: rgb(121, 6, 25);">Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc.</span></span><span class="gi"> </span><span class="go"><<a href="mailto:roger.thijs@euro-support.be">roger.thijs@euro-support.be</a>></span></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Subject: <span class="gi">LL-L "Vexillology" 2010.08.01 (03) [EN]</span></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">For defending and
maintaining Dutch as administrative language in Belgium the "Flemish
lion" has always served: <a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlag_van_Vlaanderen" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlag_van_Vlaanderen</a> for
both flag and coat of arms.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">It goes back to the coat of
arms of the county
of Flanders:</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graafschap_Vlaanderen" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graafschap_Vlaanderen</a></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">It is a black lion on a gold
background.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">There is much discussion
whether the claws and tongue have to be red or not.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">As a matter of fact, and
legally the claws and tongue are red for:</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">- the coat of arms of the
province of East-Flanders (and part of the coat of West-Flanders)</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">- the coat of arms AND flag
of the new autonomous region Flanders (which
includes all Northern provinces with Dutch as administrative language).</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">In the process of stepwise
regionalization it started as flag of the "Flemisch Cultural
Community".</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">The claws and tongue remain
black with the body of the lion for:</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">- the Flemish movement </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">- the Flemish extreme right.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">The gannet,
"Blauwvoet", "Jan-van-Gent" has been a competitive symbol.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">For the Blauwvoet as song
see: <a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blauwvoet" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blauwvoet</a></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Statue of Rodenbach with
gannet: <a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Rodenbach" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Rodenbach</a></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Since the Belgian colors are
black-yellow-red, getting red out is a demonstration of taking distance from Belgium. The
belgian colors come from the Brabantish coat of arms: a golden lion with red
claws and tongue on a black background. The Belgian Anthem is also called
"la Brabançonne".</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">The Flemish lion has a very
strong function as identifier of a languiage-cultural area in Belgium. I
don't think anybody wants to replace it with a new lowlands cultural concept.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">In the Northern France
Westhoek one sees quite some Flemish lions at festivities. There it has no
linguistic meaning, but serves to identify the region, wich once was part of
the County of Flanders. It is a symbol of regional
identity within France.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Confusing may be that one
also finds the Flemish lion somehow back in the coats of arms of Namur and Hainaut:</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graafschap_Namen" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graafschap_Namen</a></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namen_%28provincie" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namen_(provincie</a>)
</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graafschap_Henegouwen" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graafschap_Henegouwen</a></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henegouwen" target="_blank">http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henegouwen</a></p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">These areas belonged at
moments to territories owned by the Count of Flanders.</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Regards,</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal">Roger</p>
<p style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="MsoNormal"> </p>
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