Talk:Flag of Scotland
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Traditional?
Why is the sky blue one marked as the traditional one ? I've never seen a Scottish flag of this Sky Blue colour, so if it is a traditional colour, I doubt that it's a Scottish tradition. Although the colour of the flag does vary a bit, the range is generally between the Royal Blue of the Union flag and a Navy Blue. If you know the legend of the cross in the sky which is the traditional story behind the adoption of the flag, you will understand why the blue is generally dark. I strongly recommend that the Pantone 300 image be used throughout the Wikipedia. The Sky Blue one looks very odd to a Scotsman like myself. -- Derek Ross 05:05, 2 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Hungus
Arcturus added the bit about the legend of King Hungus. I'm darned if I can find a reference to Hungus, and there's no-one on List of British monarchs, List of Kings of the Picts, List of Kings of Dalriada, or Kingdom of Strathclyde who sounds Hungus-ey. I figure this is the usual case of folks in olden times being especially liberal about spelling names - does anyone know to whom we can resolve that mean old Hungus redlink? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 12:42, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Finlay,
The battle referred to is the Battle of Athelstaneford c.830. This would give the Pictish King as Oengus, from the Wikipedia list. This website (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2653/Scotlandsflags.htm) (and many others) give his name as 'Angus Mac Fergus, King of the Picts of Alba'. As you say, liberal spelling of names could be to blame, but Hungus does appear in many sources. It looks like it should be 9th century not 8th. What do you reckon - confirm the century and perhaps change to Oengus (or add note of uncertainty) to tie in with the List of Kings of the Picts?
Arcturus 14:48, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- Hmm, I'm not enough of a history buff to decide. Maybe Derek, who is, will know. -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 16:46, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)