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Hussite militia in a war wagon defending against Catholic crusaders (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyillustrations@lemmy.world

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[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

That flag predicted the "Peace was never an option" meme by centuries.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m wondering why it’s a goose lol

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Looked it up, seems like

Banner supposedly used by Taborite forces led by Bohuslav of Švamberg, whose heraldic emblem was a swan on a red field, later confused with a goose (Czech: husa) as a general symbol of the Hussite movement.

[–] Vikthor@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think these are canting arms(heraldic pun) referencing Jan Hus, the preacher the Hussite movement was named after.