scottish flags

'cos we want independence - why else !

Oh flower o scotland...................when will we see............the light again.............
 
Cos the ignorant twassocks dont know that its the Scottish equivalent of the Royal Standard, flown by Her Maj when in Scotland in her capacity of Queen of Scots.

Maybe the fish woman or the fat bloke who looks like Jabba the Hut have already appointed themselves as Queen, or King, of Scotland and have adopted it as their personal standard.

OR perhaps it's a statement of allegiance to Her Maj as Queen of Scots


Perhaps one day they will fly this one

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The standard of the Duke of Rothesay and Lord of the Isles for Scotland (aka Prince Charles)


OTOH maybe all this flag stuff is total nonsense and anybody should wear/ fly whatever they want from a Nazi Swastika to a dirty pair of pants.
 
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VicS said:
OTOH maybe all this flag stuff is total nonsense and anybody should wear/ fly whatever they want from a Nazi Swastika to a dirty pair of pants.
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I'm inclined to agree and though most of this flag stuff (as regards small boats anyway) was entirely down to custom, but it would appear in this case that it's actually illegal. The 'Lion Rampant' Flag under Scots law, how bizarre.
 
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Cos the ignorant twassocks dont know that its the Scottish equivalent of the Royal Standard, flown by Her Maj when in Scotland in her capacity of Queen of Scots. ....
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What a nice way to describe your fellow countrymen. Flying the Lion Rampant is an act of defiance because it was originally a Royal Standard for Scottish Kings and Queens only. The flag would have been used in battle to identify the monarch of Scotland and to rally troops, so as a flag of defiance it still has some resonance. Later after the Union of Crowns it of course became just the Royal Standard of the UK monarch when in Scotland. If all and sundry fly the flag it makes a point that this monarch is not respected, or not accepted or not whatever you want to think if one is anti royalist. How many folks who fly it today are ignorant on the rights to fly the flag, who knows? It is a shame that such a noble flag has been reduced to a play thing flown at sporting events. Personally, I think it is a rather grand looking flag and I would much rather see this as a Scottish Maritime flag that the Saltire in any form but that will never happen. I would never fly it, there is just no point even as a form of protest, that is best left to the ballot box.
 
JumbleDuck said:
..... it's used a lot by sports fans - probably more than the saltire. ...... but nobody cares.
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I wonder if Scottish Unionists or Scottish supporters of Royalty prefer to fly the flag as form of support of the monarch in addition to their Scottish allegiance thus demonstrating a dual bond at sporting events. I have never thought of it that way but if so it may show that there is more thought behind flying it: look at me, I love my Queen, I love my country, I am a Scottish supporter and proud'.
 
England Sports teams often wear three lions on their shirts. Same thing isn't?

English Lions are supine of course. Ours is rampant. :)
 
Twister_Ken said:
I rather think the English lions are poised, ready to spring for the kill. As opposed to the Scottish version, which is exposing its soft underbelly to attack.
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:)It's the other way about Mr Twister: -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_(heraldry)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Arms_of_England as described below

Its blazon is Gules, three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure,[3][4] meaning three identical gold lions (also known as leopards) with blue tongues and claws, walking and facing the observer, arranged in a column on a red background.
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BlowingOldBoots said:
I wonder if Scottish Unionists or Scottish supporters of Royalty prefer to fly the flag as form of support of the monarch in addition to their Scottish allegiance thus demonstrating a dual bond at sporting events.
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I would be surprised if there is any royalist element to it, but I think that for some people it's a Scottish flag which avoids the nationalist political connotations of the saltire. I expect most people just think it looks nice and (sorry, disgusted of Tonbridge Wells) that's a pretty good reason for flying any flag.
 
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