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Jolly Roger is the traditional English name for the ensign flown to identify a pirate ship preceding or during an attack, during the early 18th century (the latter part of the Golden Age of Piracy).
4 wrz 2024 · The Jolly Roger is a flag design that was used by pirates and privateers to frighten the crews of other ships into submission. It is most recognizable by its white skull-and-crossbones design on a black background.
18 sie 2021 · The Jolly Roger with its white skull and crossbones set against a black background has become a rather jovial part of pirate folklore but, in its day, this flag and others with similar blood-curdling designs, had a single and terrifying purpose.
12 gru 2022 · For a long time, pirate expert Peter Leeson thought this situation — pirates flying the flag known as the Jolly Roger — was a myth.
8 wrz 2020 · This is where the phrase “Jolly Roger” is said to have originated, as Johnson cites not one, but two pirates who called their flag the Jolly Roger: Bartholomew Roberts in June of 1721 and Francis Spriggs in July of 1723. Still others believe that the words Jolly Roger were derived from the French “ jolie rouge ,” meaning "pretty red.”
Jolly Roger, pol. Wesoły Roger) – bandera wywieszana na maszcie statku w celu identyfikowania się pomiędzy piratami w XVIII wieku (późna część Złotego Wieku Piractwa). Bandera powszechnie znana jako „Jolly Roger”, przedstawia najczęściej czaszkę i piszczele na czarnym tle.
This fearsome symbol of piracy has captured the imagination of storytellers and adventurers for centuries. But where did the Jolly Roger come from, and why did pirates adopt this particular flag? Origins of the Pirate Flag. The term “Jolly Roger” itself is somewhat mysterious.
