rampant lion
Standing royal cat
A rampant lion is a heraldic image of a lion standing on one hind leg with forelegs raised, as if ready to strike.
Rampant means standing upright in this context, and the pose appears on countless coats of arms, flags, and crests—most famously Scotland's royal standard.
The pub sign featured a rampant lion in gold.
- heraldicOf coats of arms
- family crestHereditary household emblem
- coat of armsHereditary symbolic emblem
- crestHighest point or tuft
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
Scotland · royal · noble house · mane · claws · crowned · fierce · nobility · banner · royal standard · battle standard · medieval · king of beasts · blazon · golden · red · standing · rearing
- European Symbolsfleur-de-lis, Celtic cross, double-headed eagle, imperial eagle, EU flag
- Scottish motifstartan, Celtic knot, clan tartan, saltire, Celtic cross
- heraldrycoat of arms, coats of arms, crest, crests, arms
- heraldic lions