tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post7726436256691599685..comments2023-12-02T06:33:50.847-08:00Comments on Notes from a Common-place Book: Small StepsTerry (John)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-41441138318812314082010-05-20T07:33:12.601-07:002010-05-20T07:33:12.601-07:00The correct answer is (was): the Empire of Trebiz...The correct answer is (was): the Empire of Trebizon (1204-1461.) The single-headed eagle was the symbol of the Grand Comneni of Trebizond, after the fall of Constantinople in 1204. There is still a single-headed eagle above the portico of the exo-narthex of the Haghia Sophia in Trabzon.Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-39985174024750681952010-05-19T17:12:28.292-07:002010-05-19T17:12:28.292-07:00Oh, that is great!! Seriously, how cool! I, too,...Oh, that is <i>great</i>!! Seriously, how cool! I, too, am all for the change in symbolism.<br /><br />And Albania is double-headed. Might you be referring to Romania?Fr. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489705490983833993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-38543601296547167832010-05-19T15:29:13.532-07:002010-05-19T15:29:13.532-07:00I know that the Holy Roman Empire had a single hea...I know that the Holy Roman Empire had a single headed eagle as its symbol, as does modern Germany. But I really don't see either as an offshoot of Byzantium.Milton T. Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063079657696373189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-23703446035434541792010-05-19T15:27:23.435-07:002010-05-19T15:27:23.435-07:00Albania?Albania?Milton T. Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063079657696373189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-45000440034074338252010-05-19T15:03:12.993-07:002010-05-19T15:03:12.993-07:00Milton,
I'm with you on that one!
I am all ...Milton,<br />I'm with you on that one! <br /><br />I am all for the double-headed eagle, and all the Byzantine symbolism and history behind it.<br /><br />Here's a trivia question: Does anyone know which Byzantine offshot had a single-headed eagle as its symbol?Terry (John)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07523479530843509695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-50580796062738754872010-05-19T13:28:34.994-07:002010-05-19T13:28:34.994-07:00Now if they will just get rid of that pickled cada...Now if they will just get rid of that pickled cadaver in that goofy pyramid on Red Square....Milton T. Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063079657696373189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18762198.post-540399150840376482010-05-19T11:52:31.597-07:002010-05-19T11:52:31.597-07:00I don't know if should I like that any better....I don't know if should I like that any better.joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759201789903604236noreply@blogger.com