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2025-03-16 19:14:01 UTC

🐕 on Nostr: Legend has it that the Scottish flag came into being before a battle when the sun ...

Legend has it that the Scottish flag came into being before a battle when the sun shining through the clouds formed what's known as St Andrew's cross, and blessed the Scots with certain victory.

Total myth of course. The flag design in fact originates from Scotland being a land of rock, sheep and fathomless bog. The warning sign to travellers "pass ye not the bog" was an obvious form for the national flag to take to warn off the English.

From today's bog walk:

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