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Hussite militia in a war wagon defending against Catholic crusaders(lemmy.world)

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kemsat@lemmy.world
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I’m wondering why it’s a goose lol

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PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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Looked it up, seems like

Banner supposedly used by Taborite forces led by Bohuslav of Švamberg, whose heraldic emblem was a swan on a red field, later confused with a goose (Czech: husa) as a general symbol of the Hussite movement.

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Vikthor@lemmy.world
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I think these are canting arms(heraldic pun) referencing Jan Hus, the preacher the Hussite movement was named after.

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