- 1. Badge whatizit (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Mon, 08 Dec 1997 17:06:35 PST
- Good answer Odd, good answer!! The history behind the 'shield' is a long one (in years, anyway). The ancient name for Coventry was "Mercia", and it was the home of a mythical dragon called a Wyvern.
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- 2. Re: Badge whatizit (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 12:22:34 +1100
- Very interesting. Is this the origin of the Vauxhall Wyvern name? Trevor Jordan 74 TR6 CF29281U
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- 3. Re: Badge whatizit (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 09:35:07 -0600
- Actually, Mercia was the name of a kingdom, encompassing all of Southern England (except Cornwall), East Anglia and the Midlands. It's western border was the border with Wales. It existed from around
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- 4. Re: Badge whatizit (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 09:45:08 -0600
- Luton would have been part of the Kingdom of Mercia, also, so I think that this probably is the origin.
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