@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 2 months agoHussite militia in a war wagon defending against Catholic crusadersimagemessage-square9arrow-up191arrow-down12
arrow-up189arrow-down1imageHussite militia in a war wagon defending against Catholic crusaders@PugJesusM to Illustrations of historyEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square9
minus-square@PugJesusOPMlinkEnglish4•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-square@VikthorlinkEnglish2•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.