Description

Item: Jolly Roger Applique Pirate Flag 12×18 Inches

• Quality weather resistant polyester fabric
• Detailed applique and embroidery graphic
• Brass grommets
• Features the iconic Jolly Roger symbol

Our Take:

12 x 18 inch I’m a Jolly Roger Applique Pirate Flag is made with quality weather resistant polyester fabric. The detailed graphic has been applique and embroidered. These flags have a beautiful classic feel.

Fun Facts About The Jolly Roger:

“The Jolly Roger is any of various flags flown to identify a ship’s crew as pirates that were about to attack. The flag most commonly identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones (although swords are also common), a flag consisting of a human skull above two long bones (probably tibias) set in an x-mark arrangement, most usually depicted crossing each other directly under the skull, on a black field. This design was used by several pirates, including Captains “Black Sam” Bellamy, Edward England, and John Taylor. Some Jolly Roger flags also include an hourglass, another common symbol representing death in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Despite the prominence of flags with art in popular culture, plain black flags with no art were often employed by most pirates in the 17th–18th century. Historically, the flag was flown to frighten pirates’ victims into surrendering without a fight, since it conveyed the message that the attackers were outlaws who would not consider themselves bound by the usual rules of engagement—and might, therefore, slaughter those they defeated (since captured pirates were usually hanged, they did not have much to gain by asking quarter if defeated). The same message was sometimes conveyed by a red flag, as discussed below (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolly_Roger).”