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    Gifted Dilettante Member DragonCat's Avatar
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    Default Flaming Pigs

    Is it just me or did anyone else notice that the Barbarian Flags in the Tutorial on the Demo all show a Flaming Pig!?!

    Guess the devs are having a bit of fun with their signature Flaming Pigs!
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    Uh... that a boar (a wild pig). I'm pretty sure thats the symbol for the Germans.
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    Gifted Dilettante Member DragonCat's Avatar
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    Default Re: Flaming Pigs

    Psyco, take a closer look, LOL. I do think that there may have been some tribes that used the wild boar as a symbol - but I've never seen this particular picture of one. I think that the devs are having a bit of fun and I admire them for it. I would love to see some evidence to prove that the actual symbol depicted is a historical artifact instead of a modern one. I could be wrong - but I've never seen this particular symbol of a "flaming pig" before, and given the TIME Magazine article where they are discussed as catapult ammunition, I think that the circumstantial evidence is on my side. AND its more fun to think so!
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    Default Re: Flaming Pigs

    The flag with the boar is for the Gauls, not Germania. The lines above it's back look like a 'mane' to me, but let's not get into an discussion about interpretation of art!
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    The Anger Shaman of the .Org Senior Member Voigtkampf's Avatar
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    Default Re: Flaming Pigs

    DragonCat, you just might be on to something there…




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    Default Re: Flaming Pigs

    Actually the "mane" on the wild boar is fairly accurate. There are many celtic representations of wild boars which look very close to this simbol. I think any similarity to the flaming pig is only coincidental, but there is some irony there anyway.
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    Default Re: Flaming Pigs

    This guy on the Gaulic banner should be familiar to any Arkansas football fan.
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