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The tiger signifies great fierceness and valor when enraged to combat. It also symbolizes one whose resentment will be dangerous if aroused. The tiger depicted in heraldry was the attempt of artists to portray an animal they had never seen and knew only by repute. Consequently, the creature they drew bore little resemblance to the real animal. Later the Bengal tiger was added to the armory due to the influence of India and the Eastern lands. It looks considerably more like the real animal than the heraldic tyger. The symbol of a tiger and mirror together refers to the medieval belief that after capturing a tiger cub, one could escape from its pursuing mother by throwing down a mirror in her path. She would believe the reflection to be her cub and try to rescue it, thus giving time for the hunter to escape.Copyright © 2000 - 2009 Swyrich Corporation, all rights reserved
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