East Anglia County Flag

East Anglia County Flag 5ft x 3ft

Product code: FLAGEST
The term east Anglia stems from the land of the East Angels - one of the founding tribes of the English nation. East Anglia’s flag was included......

The term east Anglia stems from the land of the East Angels - one of the founding tribes of the English nation. East Anglia’s flag was included on the registry from its inception. The flag combines the Saint George’s cross of England, with a shield bearing the arms ascribed by mediaeval heralds to the Anglo Saxon Kingdom of East Anglia and the Wuffingas dynasty which ruled it, three golden crowns on a blue background. The arms are effectively identical to the small arms of Sweden from where the Wuffingas are held to have originated. The archaeological discoveries at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk closely resemble those in southern Sweden both in general form and in details of equipment that the burial contains. It has therefore been suggested that the mediaeval choice of three gold crowns as the ascribed arms of the ancient kingdom was a purposeful reference to the ancient Scandinavian origin of the ruling East Anglian dynasty and that therefore the arms may have rather an ancient origin. The earliest record of the Swedish arms was in the fourteenth century however, so nothing can be definitively asserted.

  • 100% polyester flag with metal eyelets
  • Featuring official regional flag of East Anglia
  • Size:5ft x 3ft
     
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SKU FLAGEST
Product Code FLAGEST
Weight 0.12kg

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