Lions

A couple of weeks ago, I made a startling discovery on the origin of the New England Lion. Since I began working on the project, I assumed the lion was an original creation of the New England new state movement, but it would now appear that this is not the case. Someone in the movement (probably leader Ulrich Ellis, but I can’t be sure), seems to have purlioned the design of the lion from the arms of Finland (pictured, left):

The Finnish Lion (left) and it’s New England counterpart.

I find it very interesting. Deep down I always supsected the design of the lion wasn’t entirely original, but I had no way of knowing for sure. It was only by chance that I found it at all. There is a lesson in this, of course. Always be careful where you source things from.

I beleive my next port of call will be the personal notes of Ellis himself, which are in the National Library here in Canberra.

I have no plans to change the design.