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MORGAN


Origin: Welsh

Coat of Arms: Green with a gold lion.
Crest: A lion.

Motto: Heb dduw.



Morgan coat of arms
LION: An emblem of majesty, strength, and justice, military might and deathless courage, the Lion was indeed a foe to fear.  The French heralds call the lion passant a leopard; accordingly Napoleon said to his soldiers, "Let us drive these leopards (the English) into the sea."  In heraldry any Lion not rampant is often called a lion leopardé.  The Lion is also an emblem of the resurrection; according to tradition, the lion's whelp is born dead, and remains so for three days, when the father breathes on it and it receives life.
Meaning of the LION in heraldry



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