Flag update

[Andrew Smith <hobbit@mail.earthlight.co.nz>]

Flags have turned up as a topic of discussion on Conlang so I though I
would forward these comments from a friend who is a vexillogist.  Comments
welcome, Gifs more welcome.

- andrew.

> >>> Perhaps Ill Dragun Rhys could be set off from Y Ddraig Goch, and the
> >>> rules of heraldry saved, by a thin gold border around the lower half
> >>> of the dragon, thus preventing color-on-color anywhere.
> >>>
> >> That might work.  The alternative I was speculating on was using a red
> >> saltire on a nonwhite background to distinguish it from S. Patrick's
> >> saltire, say gold; since the idea that the red saltire from the Federal
> >> Jack might be the Kemrese flag won Ray's amusement.  Ill Cryg Badonig,
> >> the
> >> Cross of Mount Badon, traditionally claimed to by the emblem worn by the
> >> Chomro at the Battle of Mons Badon.
> >
> >I'm wanting someone to design these for my webpage.  If you can help or
> >suggest I would be interested.
> 
> well, as far as the designs are concerned, there are some good ideas there.
> By 'romance' I take it you mean latin based, rather than romany based, BTW
> (if it's the latter, the Rom 'gypsies' sometimes use a flag that is blue
> over green with a red wheel in the centre, IIRC). The changing of a white
> backgroun to gold has precedents, BTW - the Irish province of Ulster has a
> flag similar to that used for Northern Ireland (like the english St George
> but with a red hand on a six pointed star in the centre), but uses a gold
> rather than white background. The St David's cross is also worth mentioning
> - a gold cross on black (now only used for the University of St Davids in
> Wales). Another possibility might be a red saltire on a green background,
> with a white fimbriation separating the two. Or a green saltire on white,
> with y ddraig goch/ill dragun rhys on a shield at the centre of the
> saltire... just a couple more thoughts, anyway. (BTW - I know Y Ddraig
> Goch, but I'm not familiar with Ill Dragun Rhys...what is it - the Romance
> equivalent of the same emblem?)
> 

Andrew Smith                                  <hobbit@earthlight.co.nz>

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