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Old 08-14-2018, 08:10 AM   #3
malloyd
 
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Default Re: Flags from Ytarria

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Originally Posted by ravenfish View Post
Aren't national flags (as opposed to personal banners of the ruler and/or his family) really a post-medieval concept? Which is not to say the idea couldn't have been Banestormed in, of course, merely that it is equally possible that they never caught on.
Nations (as opposed to the territorial possessions of the ruler and/or his family) are a post-medieval concept too. But yeah, national flags 16th century or so, and serve a similar role as the heraldic banners - they're a product of the age of sail, for identifying the nationality of ships from hopefully outside of cannon range, so you know which ones not to shoot at in this fight.
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