Thinking 'outside the box' , so probably wrong !
From Wiki :
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Most historians agree that the medieval symbol was not intended as depicting a trident, but rather, was a symbol of the Holy Trinity; it also was most likely a stylized falcon. Depictions of a flying falcon with a Christian cross above its head have been found in Old Ladoga, the first seat of the Kievan Rurik dynasty, of Scandinavian lineage. Such a falcon, along with a cross are also featured on the coins of Olaf Guthfrithsson, a Viking king of Dublin and Northumbria.
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The symbol was found on coins etc , so possibly adopted by Christians in England (original Earl Grey was created Viscount Howick in the
County of Northumberland, at the same time as he was given the earldom).
The 4th Earl Grey (Grey's Horse) was educated at
Trinity College, Cambridge.
So , rather than a Ukrainian connection it may simply be a religious symbol ?
Or I could be completely on the wrong track !
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