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

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[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I’m wondering why it’s a goose lol

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

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 1 month ago

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

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