. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . nificance of the lion as well. Weget this on a Norman font at Stafford, wherelions are carved with the words: Discretusnon es si non fugis ecce leones. The lion has an evil meaning when he isshown as being subdued by some hero, suchas Samson or David. It is sometimes difficultto recognise which hero of the two is repre-sented, except that when David is kilhngthe lion a crook, or harp, or lamb, is shownas well; whereas when Samson is intendedhe may sometimes be recognised by the longhair of the Nazarite, as on the Nor
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . nificance of the lion as well. Weget this on a Norman font at Stafford, wherelions are carved with the words: Discretusnon es si non fugis ecce leones. The lion has an evil meaning when he isshown as being subdued by some hero, suchas Samson or David. It is sometimes difficultto recognise which hero of the two is repre-sented, except that when David is kilhngthe lion a crook, or harp, or lamb, is shownas well; whereas when Samson is intendedhe may sometimes be recognised by the longhair of the Nazarite, as on the Normantympanum of Stretton Sugwas, is no doubt represented on theinteresting Norman font of Darenth, Kent,with what is meant for a jawbone, whereasit seems to come from the thigh of an Darenth the lion has a human face. It is uncertain which of the two is carvedon a capital of the south door of Iffley, forwe are unable to decipher the object in thetop left-hand corner. At Iffley and at Barfreston, too, the lionis shown with wings. The matter would be 74.
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