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Coat of arms of the King of the Wends. It is not to be confused with the similar symbol for Funen.[1]

King of the Wends was a pan-Scandinavian title denoting sovereignty, lordship or claims over the Wends.[a] It was used from the 12th century to 1972 by kings of Denmark and from c. 1540 to 1973 by the kings of Sweden.[2]

  1. ^ Anders Thiset (1893). "Om danske By- og Herredsvaaben". Tidsskrift for Kunstindustri: 18.
  2. ^ J. Guinchard (1914). Sweden: Historical and statistical handbook. Stockholm: P. A. Norstedt & Söner. p. 188.


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