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The pennon is a small elongated flag, either pointed or swallow-tailed (when swallow-tailed it may be described as a banderole [1]). It was charged with the heraldic badge or some other armorial ensign of the owner, and displayed on his own lance, as a personal ensign. The pennoncelle was a modification of the pennon. [2]
A pennon, also known as a pennant or pendant, is a long narrow flag which is larger at the hoist than at the fly, i.e., the flag narrows as it moves away from the flagpole. It can have several shapes, such as triangular, tapering (square tail) or triangular swallowtail (forked tail), etc. In maritime use, pennants are to be hung from the main ...
Pennon or pennant . Main article: Pennon. A flag that is wider at the hoist than at the fly. Pipe banner. Main article: Pipe banner. A decorative flag for Scottish Highland bagpipes. Prayer flag. Main article: Prayer flag. A kind of flag that is flown along mountain ridges and peaks in the Himalayas in order to bless the surrounding land.
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Sir Rhys ap Thomas (1449–1525), knight banneret and Knight of the Garter.. A knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a medieval knight who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square-shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard or the pennon flown by the lower-ranking knights) and was eligible to bear supporters in English heraldry.
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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 11:10, 18 October 2009: 2,176 × 1,904 (822 KB): Rosser1954 {{Information |Description={{en|1=The Pennon or banner flown by Sir Henry Percy aka Harry Hotspur and taken from him in combat by Douglas, Earl of Moray.}} |Source=Sir Walter Scott, Border Antiquities, 1814 |Author=L.
The flag of Nepal, a non-rectangular flag that is a double-pennon The Ohio flag, a pennon The flag of Mauritania, a yellow crescent and star on a green field between two red stripes. Flags are usually rectangular in shape (often in the ratio 2:3, 1:2, or 3:5), but may be of any shape or size that is practical for flying, including square ...