Isted Lion

: ''Istedløven'', German: ''Flensburger Löwe'' or ''Idstedt Löwe'') is a Danish war monument originally intended as a monument of the Danish victory over Schleswig-Holstein in the Battle of Isted (July 25 1850) — at its time the largest battle in Scandinavian history. Others perceived it more as a memorial for the Danish dead in the battle (...)