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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Oriflamme
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E . flame of gold), the ancient banner of the kings of France, borne before them as they marched to war; it was a red flag mounted on a gilded staff, was originally the banner of the abbey of St. Denis, and first assumed as the royal standard by Louis VI. as he marched at the head of his army against the Emperor Henry V. in 1124, but one hears no more of it after the battle of Agincourt in 1415, much as it was at one time regarded as the banner of the very Lord of Hosts.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Oriflamme'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/o/oriflamme.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Oriflamme'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/o/oriflamme.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
