Lions are feline apex predators that make their dwelling in grasslands and savannas. Lions are primarily found in Africa, having been hunted to extinction in Europe.
History[]
Background[]
The coat of arms of the monarch of the British Empire includes lions.
Lower ranking ships of theRoyal Navy bear lion figureheads.
Season One[]
Benjamin Hornigold captains a ship called the Royal Lion, likely a nod to the Jacobite sympathies of him and his crew.
Season Three[]
The three ships of the Royal Navy in Woodes Rogers’ Fleet, His Majesty’s Ships the Milford, the Rose and the Shark all bear the lion figurehead customary to Royal Navy ships, as does Roger’s flagship the Delicia, indicating that it was once a Navy ship.
Edward Teach tells Charles Vane that they are cut from the same cloth and tells him to forget Nassau, because they are like lions, who have no den because all the savanna belongs to them.
Season Four[]
In his second fleet, Woodes Rogers has a brigantine called the Lion. His new flagship, the Eurydice, has a lion figurehead, indicating that it was once a Royal Navy ship.
Quotes[]
"A lion keeps no den, because the savanna, all the space within it, everything that walks and crawls upon it belongs to him." - Edward Teach to Charles Vane in XXIII.