There were at one time lions in Europe, but they had died out by the 2nd century. I don't know how they compared to the African lion, but they did exist.
Of course, by the 13th century, they were not around, so the normal European would not have seen one, short of someone having an exotic animal. Now kings were not the normal European and would have been much more likely to have an exotic animal or to have traveled or visited someone who did.
We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. - Japanese Proverb
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