PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Illustrations of history@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHussite militia in a war wagon defending against Catholic crusaderslemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down12
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minus-squarekemsat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI’m wondering why it’s a goose lol
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoLooked 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.
minus-squareVikthor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI think these are canting arms(heraldic pun) referencing Jan Hus, the preacher the Hussite movement was named after.
I’m wondering why it’s a goose lol
Looked it up, seems like
I think these are canting arms(heraldic pun) referencing Jan Hus, the preacher the Hussite movement was named after.