<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">lambdas</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Spartan</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>insignia shields</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>lambda</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Shield design of the Spartan army consisting of a large letter lambda (Λ) painted in the center of the shield. The lambda refers to the first letter of either the Lacedaemon ethno-political group or the geographic region of Laconia. The shields feature prominently in the description of the Peloponnesian War by Herodotus. ]]></note></mads>