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The banner strictly speaking dates to the early 15th century when the supporters of the Duke of Burgundy adopted the badge to show allegiance in the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War. It represents the cross on which Andrew the Apostle was crucified. The design is a red saltire resembling
A cross recercely seems to be a cross moline parted or voided throughout—though it may be a cross moline very curly. [11] Cross moline (anchory) In a cross moline, the ends of the arms are bifurcated, split and curved back, also called a cross ancré or anchory. As a mark of cadency in English and Canadian heraldry, it marks an eighth son.
Pseudo-Kodinos also enumerates various banners and insignia used in imperial processions: one named archistratÄ“gos (á¼€ρχιστράτηγος, "chief general"); another with images of renowned prelates and eight streamers known as oktapodion (á½€κταπÏŒδιον, "octopus"); another in the form of a cross with the images of St. Demetrius ...
Gelre Armorial (fol. 55v), the entry for the king of Denmark showing the white-on-red cross banner. The white-on-red cross emblem originates in the age of the Crusades. In the 12th century, it was also used as war flag by the Holy Roman Empire. In the Gelre Armorial, dated c. 1340–1370, such a banner is shown alongside the coat of arms of the ...
The heraldic term for an X-shaped cross is a 'saltire', from the old French word saultoir or salteur (itself derived from the Latin saltatorium), a word for both a type of stile constructed from two cross pieces and a type of cross-shaped stirrup-cord. [7] In heraldic language, the Scottish flag may be blazoned azure, a saltire argent.
In high favour during the Tudor period, the Royal English Standard was a flag that was of a separate design and purpose to the Royal Banner. It featured St George's Cross at its head, followed by a number of heraldic devices, a supporter, badges or crests, with a motto—but it did not bear a coat of arms.
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