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mitch96

(13,964 posts)
4. It's a Ukraine Trident or "Trizub". Lots of places to buy shirts and caps. I got one off of
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 11:13 AM
Dec 2022

this guys site. Helps to fund the conflict against ruzzia.
https://uasupporter.com

Good reporting also. Just facts.
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https://www.youtube.com/@RFU/featured

Ocelot II

(116,187 posts)
5. The origin of that symbol is very old, dating back to the ninth century.
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 11:25 AM
Dec 2022
Most historians agree that the medieval symbol was not intended as depicting a trident, but rather, was a symbol of the Holy Trinity; it also was most likely a stylized falcon. Depictions of a flying falcon with a Christian cross above its head have been found in Old Ladoga, the first seat of the Kievan Rurik dynasty, of Scandinavian lineage. Such a falcon, along with a cross are also featured on the coins of Olaf Guthfrithsson, a Viking king of Dublin and Northumbria.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Ukraine

Ocelot II

(116,187 posts)
9. Actually it's much older, likely based on symbols used by
Thu Dec 22, 2022, 02:04 PM
Dec 2022

the Vikings who settled the area in the 8th - 9th centuries. See post #5.

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