The flag most commonly identified as the Jolly Roger today – the skull and crossbones symbol on a black flag – was used during the 1710s by a number of pirate captains, including Black Sam Bellamy, Edward England, and John Taylor. It became the most commonly used pirate flag during the 1720s, although other designs were also in use.

2016年11月27日 · This trademark, the skull and crossbones symbol, has first been recorded on flags from the 17th century. It is believed that the idea was borrowed from the designs on the flags of Barbary pirates (Ottoman corsairs) that used to operate under a green flag with a skull symbol.

2021年8月18日 · The Jolly Roger with its white skull and crossbones set against a black background has become a rather jovial part of pirate folklore but, in its day, this flag and others with similar blood-curdling designs, had a single and terrifying purpose.

2022年8月23日 · With its black and white design featuring a skull and crossbones, the 18th-century pirate flag known as the Jolly Roger signaled that a bloody attack was imminent. Not every version of the Jolly Roger looked the same — and some even swapped the skull and crossbones for a simple, blood-red skeleton.

2025年1月17日 · The Jolly Roger is a flag design that was used by pirates and privateers to frighten the crews of other ships into submission. It is most recognizable by its white skull-and-crossbones design on a black background.

The Skull and Crossbones Flag Also Known As The Jolly Roger Flag/The Pirate Flag. During the 1400s, the skull and bones symbol began its journey to becoming a thing of the past until some of the most dreaded pirates adopted it in the next century.

When we think of pirates, one of the first images that comes to mind is the iconic Jolly Roger—the black flag emblazoned with a skull and crossbones. This fearsome symbol of piracy has captured the imagination of storytellers and adventurers for centuries.

2024年10月10日 · The Jolly Roger is the traditional flag associated with pirates, typically depicted as a skull and crossbones on a black background.

2020年9月8日 · The most commonly recognized symbol of piracy is the black flag with the skull and crossbones design – the infamous Jolly Roger. There are many objects of piracy that are used as symbols of the practice today – walking the plank, a wooden leg, an eye patch, a hook for a hand, and a single gold hoop earring.

His Jolly Roger flag consisted of black background, white human skull and two crossed swords beneath it. Name “Jolly Roger” was used in medieval England as a generic term of jovial and carefree man, but since the 17th century that name was often a symbol of a grinning skeleton.