Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Legend says that this flag appeared in the time of Pope Clement III to gather the Gascons during the Third Crusade (12th century). That flag, sometimes called "Union Gascona" (Gascon Union), contains the St Andrew's cross, the patron saint of Bordeaux and the red color of English kingdom, which reigned over Gascony from 12th to mid-15th century.
The flag of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: bratach na h-Alba; [1] Scots: Banner o Scotland, also known as St Andrew's Cross or the Saltire) [2] is the national flag of Scotland, which consists of a white saltire defacing a blue field.
Saltire, a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross, including a gallery of flags; St. Andrew's cross (philately), a saltire that occurs on some philatelic items; Ensign of the Russian Navy, a saltire flag used by the Russian Navy as its ensign; Saint Andrew's Cross (BDSM), a common piece of equipment in BDSM dungeons
Cross of Burgundy. The Cross of Burgundy (French: Croix de Bourgogne; Spanish: Cruz de Borgoña/Aspa de Borgoña; German: Burgunderkreuz; Italian: Croce di Borgogna; Dutch: Bourgondisch kruis; Portuguese: Cruz de Borgonha) is a saw-toothed form of the Cross of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Burgundy, and a historical banner and battle flag used by holders of the title of Duke of Burgundy ...
The Old Course, 7th hole (white) and 17th (red) flags, St Andrews. Date: 20 June 2021: Source: From File:Old Course, St Andrews-High (7th) .jpg and File:17th green at St Andrews - red flag - 998183.jpg: Author: Richard Webb and Dannie Calder: Permission (Reusing this file) Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0: Other versions
Red flag warnings are usually only issued during the spring and fall fire weather seasons, from Feb. 15 to April 30 and from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, says the National Weather Service. But a combination ...
These colours, as well as the crosses, are to be seen in the flags of both Ouder-Amstel and Amstelveen. [1] The popular legend that the three Saint Andrew's crosses were meant to ward off fire, floods and the black plague is unfounded as the use of three St. Andrews crosses by noble families in the area precedes the arrival of the Black Death ...
Business Insider asked hotel employees about the red flags to look for when checking into a hotel. Burnt-out light bulbs and dust in common areas may be signs a hotel isn't clean or well-maintained.