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minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoA draco standard - Scythian in origin, they were used by the Persians and Romans because the standards made an eerie whistling sound which frightened horses who weren’t trained to get used to it.
minus-squareKittenBiscuits@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 days agoAha! The origins of Whistlepig!! Alas, I still want to see a legion of Battlecats a la Masters of the Universe.
A draco standard - Scythian in origin, they were used by the Persians and Romans because the standards made an eerie whistling sound which frightened horses who weren’t trained to get used to it.
Aha! The origins of Whistlepig!!
Alas, I still want to see a legion of Battlecats a la Masters of the Universe.