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NO8DO legends about the emblem of Sevilla

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By AndaluNet on 23/05/2018

after a first contact with the meaning of Seville NO8DO In our previous article, we wanted to continue to collect about origin and meaning of NO8DO. So you have some theories more.

Words of Fernando III Seville

There are theories that point to Fernando III, known as the Saint, as creator emblem NO8DO. They say it was not his son Fernando and Alfonso X who spoke the words"She did not let me" after the conquest of Seville Arabs in 1248 referring to the Virgin Mary. Because of the divine support that keeps it had in the reconquest of the city.

Alfonso III saving the Giralda in Seville. Image: Cadena Ser.

At present, Fernando III is the patron of the city of Seville, and his person appeared in the former flag of the city.

The NO8DO and its divine origin.

There is a current that keeps the acronym Do not and DO, comes from the Latin expression the name of which means In the name of God or in the name of God.

slogans like name of God the share other arms of European cities in the time of the Middle Ages as London. Thus the symbol skein represent a knot ( nodus).

Hercules and Sevilla. The knot of Hercules.

We could already see Article Sevilla founded by God the close relationship is maintained between Hercules and this city. The knot of Hercules, nodus Herculáneus In latin, It was used by Greek and Roman scholars to represent the symbol of a union stable and strong. This could be the symbol of the skein, referring to the bond strength of Hercules and Sevilla with knot.