What was the significance of ‘broken chains’ in the allegory of Germania?

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Being freed

Heroism

Readiness to fight

Willingness to make peace

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The significance of 'broken chains' in the allegory of Germania is being freed. Artists in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries discovered a solution to unify the people by personifying a country. They portrayed a nation as if it were an individual. The feminine figure was transformed into an allegory, which is when a person or object represents an abstract notion. The German allegory of Germania wore an oak leaf crown. The German oak stood for heroism. An olive branch around the sword in her right hand indicated her willingness to make peace. A breastplate with an eagle was a symbol of the German empire and strength. A broken chain indicated being freed.

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