National Symbols of Lyvenntia
A collection of Lyvenntia's national symbols.
Flags
National Flag (1859-Present)
The current Lyvenntian national flag was adopted in 1859, initally designed and adopted to show Lyvenntia's progress into becoming a modern nation. The design follows similar to other Nordic cross patterned flags, however, it's horizontal bar shortened at the vertical bar rather than extending along the entire length of the flag. On the other side of the vertical bar, the flag features a series of horizontal stripes alternating between a dark navy blue and white.
White: Peace, purity, unity.
Navy blue: The ocean, sky, night, maritime culture
In 1859, the Lyvenntian government voted to replace the 1784 flag with the current design. When designing the flag it was to be noted that Sutherland's Nordic cross was a major influence to Lyvenntian designers as the new flag was being created. Thus, Lyvenntia would go onto adopt its own modified variant of the standard Nordic cross design. The new flag going into further representing Lyvenntia's maritime culture; the blue and white stripes being adopted from an old Lyvenntian naval ensign.
National Flag (1784-1859)
The Lyvenntian horizontal tri-color was the first national flag of Lyvenntia. The flag was initially created as a banner with the purpose to support uniting the Lyvenntic clans and regions together, later being adopted by the Wardenate of Lyvenntia upon its inception in 1784. Upon the formation of the United Republics of Lyvenntia-Sutherland in 1856, Lyvenntia would continue using the flag up until 1859 when Lyvenntia adopted its current flag.
White: Peace, purity, unity.
Navy blue: The sky, night, the night sea.
Pale blue: The ocean, water, clouds.
While the flag lost its status as Lyvenntia's national flag, it still remains a national symbol seen today. Often times today, the flag can be seem in ceremonial, traditional, and historical events around the country alongside the current national flag.
Animals
National Animal
The
Ryoaene red fox (Vulpes vulpes ryoaeniensis), also known as the
Lyvenntian red fox, is a subspecies of red fox endemic to Lyvenntia. The Ryoaene red fox is found north of the Marches, a region which composes of the mountain range which spans the length of the Lyvenntia-Sutherland border. Thanks to the Marches, the Ryoaene red fox possesses a unique genetic makeup compared to the
Lynsett fox (Vulpes vulpes lynsettensis), another subspecies of red fox which inhabits the regions south of the Marches in Sutherland.
Compared to the Lynsett fox, the Ryoaene red fox is distinguished by its smaller size, white-tipped tail, and frequently exhibit red, cross, and silver/black color phases. Modern phylogenetics suggest that the Ryoaene red fox and Lynsett fox share the same common ancestor, one which inhabitied the territories south of the Marches. Around an estimated ~15,000-20,000 years ago it's believed that glacial activity and climate fluxes resulted in a founder population establishing itself north of the Marches in Lyvenntia. Eventually, environmental changes would result in the population of what would later become Ryoaene red foxes becoming isolated from their southern relatives. Over the course of thousands of years of isolation, this resulted in genetic drift, new adaptations, and behavioral divergence. Today, the Ryoaene red fox can be found all over Lyvenntia with the subspecies' modern range spanning from high-elevation to coastlines.
National Bird
The
Syovuri penguin (Spheniscus syovurii), also known as the
Eutavian penguin or
South Eutavian penguin, is a species of penguin native to the Lyvenntian and Sutheran coasts. Like all other penguins, the Syovuri penguin is flightless, with a streamlined body and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers adapted to survival in marine habitats.
Lyvenntian naturalist and zoologist Kævuo Syovuri included the first scientific illustration and a description of the Syovuri penguin during research on Lyvennto-Sutheran ornithology along Sutherland and Lyvenntia's eastern coast. Syovuri's illustration and description of the Syovuri penguin was published in 1820 in his first volume of
A Natural History of Lyvennto-Sutheran Birds. During his studies, Syovuri would discover the at the time largest known Syovuri penguin nesting colony in what is now Meirion, Sutherland.
National Sea Mammal
The
sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal
National Dog
Plants
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Other National Symbols
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National Fossil
Lyvennosauropteryx (meaning "Lyvenntian reptilian wing) is an extinct genus of coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs. Described in 1986, it was the first dinosaur taxon outside of Avialae (birds and their immediate relatives) to be found with evidence of feathers. Lyvennosauropteryx was found to be covered with a coat of simple filament-like feathers. Lyvennosauropteryx was a small theropod with the largest known specimen reaching up to 1.07 meters in length. Lyvennosauropteryx lived in what is now western Lyvenntia during the early Cretaceous period. It was the first non-avian dinosaur to have its life coloration described by scientists based on physical evidence
There are two species of Lyvennosauropteryx. The first,
L.prima, is known from three specimens, named "first" in reference to its status as the first feathered non-avian dinosaur species discovered. The second,
L.soroyensis, is known from a single specimen, named after its locality.
