Editing Isle of Man (section)

=== Symbols ===
[[File:The Legs of Man - Isle of Man Triskelion - kingsley - 19-APR-09.jpg|right|thumb|A sculpture of the Manx [[triskelion]] in front of [[Isle of Man Airport|Ronaldsway Airport]] terminal]]

For centuries, the island's symbol has been the so-called "three legs of Man" ({{langx|gv|Tree Cassyn Vannin}}), a [[triskelion]] of three legs conjoined at the thigh. The Manx triskelion, which dates back with certainty to the late 13th century, is of uncertain origin. It has been suggested that its origin lies in [[Sicily]], an island which has been associated with the triskelion since ancient times.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Archeologia del Mediterraneo: Studi in onore di Ernesto De Miro |date=2003 |publisher=L'Erma di Bretschneider |isbn=978-88-8265-134-3 |editor-last=Fiorentini |editor-first=Graziella |pages=735–736 |editor-last2=De Miro |editor-first2=Ernesto |editor-last3=Calderone |editor-first3=Anna |editor-last4=Caccamo Caltabiano |editor-first4=Maria}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wilson |first=RJA |date=2000 |title=On the Trail of the Triskeles: From the McDonald Institute to Archaic Greek Sicily |journal=[[Cambridge Archaeological Journal]] |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=35–61 |doi=10.1017/S0959774300000020 |s2cid=162858347|issn = 0959-7743}}</ref> The two islands' symbols could be related via the Norman rulers of Sicily: the [[Hauteville family]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.keeping-up.co.uk/Travel/Islands/Islands1.htm | title=Two Islands - Six Legs }}</ref>

The symbol appears in the island's [[Flag of the Isle of Man|official flag]] and [[Coat of arms of the Isle of Man|official coat of arms]], as well as [[currency of the Isle of Man|its currency]]. The Manx triskelion may be reflected in the island's motto, ''Quocunque jeceris stabit'', which appears as part of the island's coat of arms. The Latin motto translates as "whichever way you throw, it will stand"<ref name="kinvig-9192" /> or "whithersoever you throw it, it will stand".<ref name="govmotto">{{cite web |title=Island Facts |url=http://www.gov.im/categories/business-and-industries/iom-key-facts-guide/island-facts/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050532/https://www.gov.im/categories/business-and-industries/iom-key-facts-guide/island-facts/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=15 January 2016 |website=gov.im |publisher=Public Services, Isle of Man Government}}</ref> It dates to the late 17th century when it is known to have appeared on the island's coinage.<ref name="kinvig-9192">{{Cite book |last=Kinvig |first=R.H. |title=The Isle of Man: A social, cultural and political history |date=1975 |publisher=Charles E. Tuttle |isbn=0-8048-1165-2 |location=Rutland, Vermont |pages=91–92}}</ref> It may be understood to refer to the [[caltrop]], a military device with one spike always pointing upwards. The motto itself originally featured on the family badge of the Byzantine/Roman General Flavius Belisarius (505 – 565 AD) along with a representation of a caltrop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IOM Stamps – The Three Legs of Man |date=20 May 2013 |url=https://namanx.org/iom-stamps-the-three-legs-of-man |access-date=16 August 2023 |archive-date=16 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816142242/https://namanx.org/iom-stamps-the-three-legs-of-man |url-status=live }}</ref> It has also been suggested that the motto originally referred to the poor quality of coinage which was common at the time—as in "however it is tested it will pass".<ref name="manxnotebook-legs">{{cite web |title=The Three Legs of Man |url=http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/legs.htm |access-date=15 September 2011 |website=Isle-of-Man.com |archive-date=11 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611134019/http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/history/legs.htm |url-status=live}}. This webpage cited: {{Cite journal |last=Wagner |first=A. R. |title=The Origin of the Arms of Man |date=1959–1960 |volume=6 |journal=Manx Museum}}. This webpage also cited: {{Cite journal |last=Megaw |first=B. R. S. |title=The Ship Seals of the Kings of Man |date=1959–1960 |volume=6 |journal=Manx Museum}}</ref>

The ragwort or ''[[cushag]]'' has been referred to as the Manx national flower.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.im/media/402197/cushag_code_july_2013.pdf |title=The Cushag Code: A code of best practice for the management of common ragwort Senecio jacobaea |website=gov.im |publisher=Isle of Man Government |date=July 2013 |access-date=15 July 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=15 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415095824/https://www.gov.im/media/402197/cushag_code_july_2013.pdf}}</ref>