Fiore Badges of the Art of Defense
Taken from the The "sette spade" diagram from the Pisani facsimile (fol. 17A). (ca. 1350s - 1420s).
The elephant, carrying a tower, represents fortitudo: or fortitude (strength)
"I am the elephant and I have a castle for a burden / And never do I kneel down nor do I lose my true place."
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