Re: St Andrew's cross & skull/bones

[Anderson Whittle <andwhit@iafrica.com>]

Francine and Iain,

It would be interesting to know where the earliest dated
cross and skull bones, in Scotland, are. I can't recall seeing
any in Rosslyn Chapel, which  has strong Templar links.

Mark Anderson

----- Original Message -----
From: Iain Laird <iain@iain-laird.co.uk>
To: <sinclair@quarterman.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: St Andrew's cross & skull/bones


> You can find a version of the the story of the Saltire, Scotland's
National
> flag, in the Scottish Section of my website www.iain-laird.co.uk .  This
> Cross is not engrailed, though,  and was  inspired by two white clouds
> crossing to form the Cross of St Andrew at the Battle of Athelstaneford in
> 832 AD.  This is why our flag is a white St Andrew's Cross on a sky blue
> background.  The blue of the Union Flag is too dark, but we have King
James
> VI to thank for that as he designed it!
>
> Yours aye
>
> Iain
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Francine Bernier" <f_bernier@videotron.ca>
> To: <sinclair@quarterman.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 12:03 AM
> Subject: Re: St Andrew's cross & skull/bones
>
> I am also interested in Saint Andrew's engrailed cross. I have read about
it
> on the Sinclair website but the story about a «vision» during battle
sounds
> more like a legend than an fact.  Again, this engrailed cross can be found
> in Belgium's Flanders in a small and very old village on several
tumsbtones,
> many with a skull & crossed bones.
>
> Could this engrailed cross and/or skull & crossbones have been brought to
> Scotland by Knights Tmemplar in the early 1300's? Can anyone give me some
> references where to look?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
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