[MR] Norman heraldry and flags

[SNSpies at aol.com]

Hello to you all.

May I please ask your assistance?  (I am not a herald!)                    

"The Norman rulers of southern Italy used flags and lance pennants (among 
them the 'draco') and adopted the golden imperial flag for their 
investitures, 
which they received from the popes beginning in 1059."  (Kleinhenz, 
Christopher. 
"Medieval Italy: An Encyclopedia". New York: Routledge, 2003.)

I assume that the 'draco' was a dragon or wyvern of some sort.  But what did 
"the golden imperial flag", received from the popes, look like?

Many thanks.

Nancy


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Nancy Spies
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Ingvild Josefsdatter, OL
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