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Flag of pirate captain Christopher Moody, ~1714 AD (lemmy.world)
submitted 19 hours ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/vexillology@lemmy.world
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[–] Samskara@sh.itjust.works 9 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Is that a sand filled hourglass with wings on the left?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

"Time flies"

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 5 points 17 hours ago

Wasn't a red flag intended to mean "no mercy"? (similar to the Oriflamme or the dragon banner)

Edit: I was referring to this.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 7 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

TIL Hourglasses where very common in Jolly Rogers.

However, as far as I understood, this was because when the black flag was raised, the victim had limited time to surrender, if they didn't, then the red flag would be raised which meant no quarter.

It's odd to add it to a blood flag and kind of pissy IMO.

[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I know the hourglass is often used to symbolise the limited time we have on Earth. This is why you often see hourglasses in cemeteries (memento mori).

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

"Time's up you're dead fucko"