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Legend has it that the Swan has been swimming the waters and canals of Brugge since 1448 when Emporer Maximilian was imprisoned in the City and his councillor Pieter Lanchais was beheaded. The coat of arms belonging to the councillor featured a Swan. The Emporer ordered that swans be kept on the canals of Brugge forevermore as a reminder of the City's dreadful crime.
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