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22nd November 07, 06:58 PM
#13
 Originally Posted by cajunscot
...Look at it this way: many folks have used the double-headed eagle (the Byzantines, the Hapsburgs, etc.) to symbolize an Empire in the East and West. It's not about actually seeing a double-headed eagle.
Regards,
Todd
I recently read an anecdote about a prince from one of the eastern European royal or imperial families who was brought an eagle that had been killed on his estate. He refused to believe it was indeed an eagle, since it had only one head.
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