flag

[kopend]

what is the nam of the original flag of england

all i know is it has a picture of a cross between a bird and a dragon on it

[Octavius]

England as a nation state did not exist until the reign of Edward I (1272), all previous kings having been Norman or Anglo-Norman.

The earliest reference to the cross of St George as an English emblem (not flag) was in a roll of account relating to the Welsh War of 1277.

You are probably referring to the coat of arms or emblem of a ruler preceding these events.

[VINNY100_2]

Wasnt it called "The Banner of the Resurrection???(:-)

[Octavius]

Are you referring to the Wyvern - the flag of Wessex??

The Wyvern was a two legged dragon and is the earliest known symbol of England and predates the Cross of St George by well over 500 years. It appeared on the battle flags of the Kings of Wessex.. It is the flag under which King Alfred the Great halted the Viking advance into England at the Battle of Edington. It is the flag under which King Athelstan defeated the combined scottish, welsh, irish and danish armies at the battle of Brananburgh and it is the flag under which king harold II, last true king of the english, finally brought the viking age to an end when he destroyed the norweigian army at the battle of stamford bridge in 1066.

[nickmo]

Info here: http://www.fotw.net/flags/gb-eng.html and scroll down to the counties & click to Wessex which was the original seat of the capital.

Also see the Standard for England, which is the '3 lions'