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shadowswiftly
As a former resident from Luzern, this was my favorite place to find peace.
Pointystick11
Holy crap is that cool.
rabidang3ls
+1 for crap
NickJa
In order to honor the fallen swiss in the french revolution. they were the guards of louis XVI
BambiJudoka
Upvote for providing context for the less cultured like me :)
geoffsebesta
Ha, really! Screw those guys, they were terrible, but what a great statue!
SolsticeViper
In order to spite the French, the outline around the lion is the shape of a pig.
AtalanBeardy
Is it in France or Switzerland?
ineedupvotestolive
It's in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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IMadeAnAccountJustToWriteThis
The Pope has a Swiss guard as well. Would that make him an elected tyrant?
akhos
TIL any ruler who employerizes mercenaries due to not having (or needing to bolster) a standing armed forces is a tyrant
NotACanadian
Found the troll
CerebrawlHemmorage
Well the pope has swiss guards, so I guess there's that. But you might want to look up the Varangian guard.
interrobangster
yeah switzerlaaaaaaand
thecaraisins
(Wikipedia) Mark Twain praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world."
MsKatieMarie
I have been there...It's a very touching memorial, and holy shit does that lion look even sadder in person.
MaggieSue
I fell in the water there when we went on a school trip in grade 10...
huanthewolfhound
A long time ago I poked fun at the Swiss for getting walloped the way they did. Now I understand history better. This is very cool.
MsSaraJo
And the pig! I couldn't unsee
YouGotSerbed
It's supposed to be a pig! :)
MsSaraJo
Yes, I know, but most people don't see the pig when they visit. :)
TheWanderingBacon
I was here last year... a picture can't really do it justice. There's a really thick silence that encompasses the area.
alinaphoenix444
Aslan...
coquette
Pft. That is Casterly Rock.
endbit
Now that is some rockin' art work.
texasfotos
He looks stoned.
oksharkcar
I've been here <3 it's absolutely breathtaking with the scenery around it, there's a lake and bright flowers oh lord let's go to Switzerland
vampyroteuthus
ASLAN
arcilla
FOR ASLAN!!!! FOR NARNIA!!!
wittykitty14
I'VE BEEN THERE!
maxwelljmc
If you look closely you can see an outline of a pig around the lion. The artist did this intentionally as a slap in the face to the (1/2)
maxwelljmc
Contractors of the piece who reportedly paid him much less than they initially agreed upon. The pig is to symbolize their greed. (2/2)
GeeUknit
ASLAN!!!
snackarydaquiri
No
Jujuloves
xRAINxOFxBLOODx
Oh good, I'm not alone. I actually thought it was from Voyage of the Dawn Treader, as I seemed to recall some kinda carving in a cliff face.
CocktailGaming
I've been THERE!
SnowyOwl
I WAS HERE! Went up Mt. Pilatus, stayed in this hotel about 20 minutes away - nicest old lady innkeeper ever!
tarataqa
poor kitty!
PurpleFuzzyDots
Imagine if all humans disappeared and an alien culture finally came to this planet years later. But all they find is Lion statues.
CatsPitBullsAndBooksOhMy
or maybe they go to london and find a big blue cock. that'll raise some really fun questions.
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
I think we have other statues though.. I'm not 100% on that.
manateeofwar
You... are... high... ;-)
JustARandomFacelessExtraInTheMovieOfYourLife
One of my favorite cities. I sat and looked this monument for an hour., the area is so serene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd_uA_HFT5w
catatafish
"The Lion of Lucerne is the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world." - Mark Twain
huanthewolfhound
From "Innocents Abroad" I presume?
SquirrellyWhirly
I think he was right.
ilovethatyoucanmakestupidlongusernamesonthissite
Hard to disagree
PripyatTourist
Although I agree and I know you're right, I can't help but speculate that this is just another obscure quote attributed to Mark Twain.
kenscar
No it's for real. He wrote about it in "The Tramp Abroad".
PripyatTourist
Thank you kind sir/lady for the knowledge. It's nice when you can learn a thing or two on this site.
kenscar
Well . . . I Googled it, but thanks. *derp*
PripyatTourist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCwLQrJz4Bo&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL69BD06CC757E1D61 I believe you have validity and this is why.
rocketdonkey
+1 for using literary references. It looks good on you!
ExpiresInspires
Brad Thor Was Here
MadamPuddifoot
How the sweet hell did someone carve this!?
WorkLurker
Carefully?
Bluedanes
That lion looks so sad... I want to cuddle him
ForGryffindor
Don't worry. He is just about to sneeze.
jumpyjsn
Plot twist: the Lion ate the cuddlers and is now sad again.
darthmom
the lion is dying. see the broken spear in his side?
TheFlyingHellfish
That's all I could think about reading all the comments about how "sad" he is. He's dying, I'd be sad, too.
tomzombie
I'd be sad too were I covered in bird poop
comicreader
You and me both pal, but why don't you go first.
spartico
http://imgur.com/lUAf23g
Monarchist
Get out.
ToastPlusScience
Get in.
MrSirNobody
Well, he represents the fallen swiss guards in the french revolution.
therobotking
where is this at?
ShiftingPattern
Lucerne, Switzerland. It's "The Lion of Lucerne" done in the early 1820s.
MrSirNobody
In Luzern (aka Lucerne), Switzerland
isatingum
As in "Where is 'The Lion of Lucerne' at"
isatingum
I'll show myself out
Ducatij2012
Rofl! Nice
Wherewasthelastplaceyousawit
He's also made of rock.
TheRicM
HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI (To the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss)
opinionatedposter
Thanks for that.
coleridge
Now parse it!
postpost
Noun, gen, poss (or reference), masc, pl; noun, dative, IO (purpose), fem, sing; conjunction; same as "fidei."
coleridge
Genitive of reference, day-ummmmm!
postpost
I'd just call it possession but if you want to be real specific...
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
Uhm. That is a dative of advantage, not and indirect object.
postpost
Dative of purpose, subset of IO. The whole idea of naming why something is a certain case is semantics to a certain extent. 1/2
postpost
Many people don't even teach dative of advantage as an option, for example. Also, the Swiss aren't given an advantage by these traits... 2/3
postpost
Fides and virtus are ascribed (given *to* them in a literary sense, IO), or you can read the sculpture as DO and the traits as dat. purpose.
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
It was given for the loyalty and bravery of the Swiss. For as in on behalf of, a concept represented by the (albeit antiquated) Dative of
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
object cannot exist. And is treated as a dative of advantage, much like the sacrifice. It's not advantageous per se, but it is grammatically
BeifongMetalbendingAcademy
Advantage. The traits were of advantage to the Swiss. It's like saying "sacra deae" (sacrifice to the goddess). Without a verb, an indirect