[gothic-l] Re: Flags (Raven Standard)

[llama_nom]

The Raven Standard (hrafnsmerki) was an emblem of the Danes in their
wars against the Saxons:

http://www.northvegr.org/forum_archive/074.php



--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Le Bateman" <LeBateman at A...> wrote:
>
>   Perhaps the person meant Battle Standards. The Saxons were said
to have
> used one,  a Black flag with a white dragon on it. I wonder if
that symbol
> was representative of their War God. Perhaps they  had a Raven
Standard as
> well.
> Le
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ingemar Nordgren" <ingemar at n...>
> To: <gothic-l at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 8:30 AM
> Subject: [gothic-l] Re: Flags
>
>
>
>
> -Hej Fredrik,
>
> I never heard of flags in connection with the Goths. Regnum
Tolosanum
> must as far as I understand be able to translate with the Toulose
> realm or the Toulose kingdom.Regnum is closest to realm I think.
So I
> did mention it in my book. I do not think there is an official
name -
> in any case I never heard of it unless we don't use the Visigothic
> kingdom but this  applies also to the Toledo realm.
>
> Best
> Ingemar
>
>
> -- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Fredrik" <gadrauhts at h...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Is any flag known that were used by any gothic kingdom, visi- or
> > ostrogothic? Maybe vandal?
> >
> > Btw. what's the name in english for the visigothic Regnum
Tolosanum?
> >
> > /Fredrik
>
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