Oriflamme: Difference between revisions

The surviving descriptions of the Oriflamme are in Guillaume le Breton (13th century), in the "Chronicle of Flanders" (14th century), in the "Registra Delphinalia" (1456) and in the inventory of the [[treasury of Saint-Denis]] (1536). They show that the primitive Oriflamme was succeeded in the course of the centuries by newer Oriflammes, which bore little resemblance to one another except for their colour.<ref name=CathEncy>{{CathEncy|wstitle=Oriflamme}}</ref>

 

According to [[Maurice Keen]], the oriflamme, when displayed on the battlefield, indicated that [[no quarter]]

was to be given: its red colour being symbolic of cruelty and ferocity.<ref>{{cite book |title=The laws of War in the late Middle Ages |author=Maurice Keen |author-link=Maurice Keen |year=1965 |publisher=Routledge and Kegan Paul |location= London|page= 105-106}}</ref>