Showing posts with label persian flag. Show all posts
Showing posts with label persian flag. Show all posts

Friday, June 14, 2013

Lost Hoof History: How a Blacksmith's Apron Became the Persian Flag



It's Flag Day in the USA. That seems like a cue to tell my favorite story about a flag from far away and long ago.

Close your eyes and pretend this is a fairy tale, because it certainly sounds like one. I have patched this story together from history books, flag books and online references that are translations of translations.