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Saints Jude Thaddeus, the Apostle, Brother of the Lord and Paisius the Great of Egypt

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2021-06-19

Vikings did venture to places where flamingos were known, for instance forming the Byzantine Emperor's elite Varangian Guard in Constantinople 🛡️🪓

So, it's not impossible.

Another theory suggests that it depicts a legendary phoenix. Again, there are definite similarities.
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