Scotland flag by UK Flag Shop. This great value Scottish flag is available in sizes 5ft x 3ft, three feet by two feet and a huge eight feet by five feet, each with two eyelets for hanging. The flag of Scotland is also available as bunting measuring six metres with twenty flags, each measuring 15cm x 23cm, hand flag measuring 18x12 inches on a wooden stick, or a car flag measuring 16x10 inches on a sturdy plastic stick for hanging from the car window. Scottish flags are printed with vivid colour onto polyester.
According to legend, in 832 A.D. King Óengus (II) (or King Angus) led the Picts and Scots in battle against the Angles under a king named Athelstan near modern-day Athelstaneford in East Lothian. King Angus and his men were surrounded and he prayed for deliverance. During the night Saint Andrew, who was martyred on a saltire ST Andrews cross, appeared to Angus and assured him of victory. On the following morning a white saltire against the background of a blue sky appeared to both sides. The Picts and Scots were heartened by this, but the Angles lost confidence and were defeated. This saltire Scotlands flag design has been the Scottish flag ever since.
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