Jolly Roger

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The Jolly Roger is any of various flags flown to identify a ship's crew as pirates. The flag most commonly identified as the Jolly Roger today is the skull and crossbones, a flag consisting of a human skull above two long bones set in an x-mark arrangement on a black field. This design was used by several pirates, including Captains Edward England and John Taylor. Some Jolly Roger flags also include an hourglass, another common symbol representing death in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Despite its prominence in popular culture, plain black flags were often employed by most pirates in the 17th-18th century.

The origin of the pirate flag has been lost. It is thought that pirates originally used a red flag, which was also common in naval warfare, to signal that no quarter would be given. This red flag was called Joli Rouge (pretty red) by the French, and may have been corrupted into English as Jolly Roger. From the red flag it seems that individual pirates began to develop their own personal flags in order to terrify their foes into a quick surrender. In contrast with the well known red flag, they used the black flag of quarantine and disease as the base, with the universal symbol for death, the skull and bones, and modified it to suit their individual tastes. The skull and bones was also used in captains' logbooks to indicate the death of a sailor.

Since the decline of piracy, various military units have used the Jolly Roger, usually in skull-and-crossbones design, as a unit identification insignia or a victory flag to ascribe to themselves the proverbial ferocity and toughness of pirates. Several British submarines have used the flag or variation of to signify victory. Some US submarines have also used the flag. Today, Many different Military units use the Jolly Roger symbol. One if the most famous is the US Navy squadron VF-84, The Jolly Rogers.

In a non-military context the skull and crossbones motif has additional meanings, for example, to signify a hazard such as poison or danger. Many people today use the Jolly Roger as their "personal" symbol. Despite have its origins in piracy, The Skull And Crossbones motif, know as the Jolly Roger, is probably one of the most recognized symbols in the world. Every country, every language knows the symbol. Some fear it, some love it, and some don't care. But all know the "Jolly Roger". And now you know a little history about this famous symbol.

Thank you Wikipedia for most of the information here.