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*[[Battle of Agincourt|Agincourt 1415]] (disputed; see below)
The Oriflamme was lost at least four times during its medieval history: Mons-en-Pévèle,<ref> Kelly DeVries (2006) : ''Infantry Warfare in the Early Fourteenth Century''. Woodbridge, UK: Boydell Press. p. 40.</ref> Crécy, <ref>{{cite book |title=Trial by Battle |author= Jonathon Sumption |year=1990|publisher= Faber & Faber|location=London |isbn=0-571-20095-8 |page=530}}</ref> Poitiers,<ref name=Green>{{cite book |author=David Green | title=The Battle of Poitiers 1356 | year=2004 | isbn=0-7524-2557-9|page=56| publisher=Tempus }}</ref> and during the campaigns of the [[Seventh Crusade]] under [[King Louis IX]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=5ry8BQAAQBAJ&dq=oriflamme+lost+at+crecy&pg=PT47 Edward Cowan (2012) '' The Wallace Book'', Birlinn]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-02/moa-15a.html|title= The Oriflamme|date= 2000|publisher= The Baronage Press|access-date= 2015-08-03|archive-date= 2020-08-04|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200804233115/http://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-02/moa-15a.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>
Although the ''Oriflamme'' has often been depicted as present at the battle of Agincourt, modern historians have disputed that. The banner was given to Guillaume de Martel by [[Charles VI of France]] on September 10, 1415 and carried by Martel from Paris to Rouen. <ref>Barker (2005).{{clarifyme|date=May 2022}}</ref> That was likely an attempt to raise French morale and to rally troops, but there is no evidence that the ''Oriflamme'' was then taken on campaign and unfurled at Agincourt.<ref>Anne Curry (2000). ‘’The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations’’. p. 353.</ref> Modern historians agree that the Oriflamme was not carried by Guillaume de Martel at Agincourt, as the king was not present at the battle in person.<ref>Matthew Strickland{{clarifyme|date=May 2022}}, in A. Curry, M. Mercer (eds.). ‘’The Battle of Agincourt’’ (2015). p. 36–37.</ref><ref>Stephen Cooper (2014). ‘’Agincourt: Myth and Reality, 1915–2015’’. p. 37–38.</ref>
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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>
== On the battlefield ==
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>
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In the [[Discworld]] novel ''[[Small Gods]]'' by Terry Pratchett, the flag of the theocracy of Omnia is referred to as an Oriflamme.{{fact|date=May 2022}}
==See also==
*''[[Montjoie Saint Denis!]]''
==References==
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== External links ==
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