2006-07-16 21:57:34 · 27 answers · asked by Audi 5000 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
it means the pirates are going to raid your ship ,steel all your things and gold , tie you all up kill you rape all your women or take them to there ship, and then sink your ship.
2006-07-16 22:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by scooby.doo 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
The name "Jolly Roger" is thought to have come from joli rouge (pretty red), a wry French description of the bloody banner flown by early privateers. Whatever the derivation, the flags were meant to strike mortal terror in the hearts of the pirate's intended victims. They often featured skeletons, daggers, cuttlasses, or bleeding hearts on white, red, or black fields. The skull and crossbones motif first appeared around 1700 when French pirate Emanuel Wynne hoisted his fearful ensign in the Caribbean -- embellished with an hourglass to show his prey that time was running out. The pennant above was flown by Christopher Condent.
hope this helps
2006-07-17 15:21:35 · answer #2 · answered by stevojc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here an answer: this is scientific. The skull and crossbone are a symbol in Chemistry that represent POISON. It is mainly put on bottle of chemicals that are posionus. Hope that helps
2006-07-19 18:09:46 · answer #3 · answered by kineavyj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A skull and crossbones is usually a sign of something dangerous and warns a person not to enter ...or to fear death. They were long popular in the old school of tattooing on bikers to show one's outlaw side and now they are synonomous with heavy metal, outlaws and the 'wrong side of the tracks.
2006-07-17 05:09:06 · answer #4 · answered by power_of_me123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The skull and crossed bones on a ship's flag meant there was
plague on board to say away. The pirates started to use this as
a trick to keep other ships away
2006-07-17 08:25:43 · answer #5 · answered by jim b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Jolly Roger is the traditional flag of European and American pirates, envisioned today as a skull over crossed bones on a black field.
2006-07-17 05:02:26 · answer #6 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They look king cool and thats it, no story after that, sometimes it stares you in the face, the hardest thing to look at is yourself, cause you are the only person that you can not run from.
Everyone is made from a skull and bones, if your not scared of yourself you will not be scarred of the jolly roger, the only person to fear is the person without fear.
2006-07-17 09:06:03 · answer #7 · answered by Super_Dave_the_Forth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, there is no such thing as a "Jolly Roger".
While "pirates" did have flags to show what they were, there was no set design, each ship/gang had their own design.
The flags were used to intimidate other ships, to discourage any possible resistance.
2006-07-17 21:39:39 · answer #8 · answered by haplesboylard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
originally it was a black flag with a white cross on it, that was put on ships that had black death (the plague) on it.
Then traders started using a circle and cross as a warning of black death, when in fact they did not have it to keep sea robbers away from their merchandise.
Finally pirate adopted the symbol, as it meant you would die if you boarded the ship.
2006-07-17 07:03:30 · answer #9 · answered by catx_pye 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It stands for two things:
1) death
2) overcoming death and having no fear of death
Both elements combined became the trademark of pirates.
2006-07-17 15:36:41 · answer #10 · answered by Magic Gatherer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It symbolizes danger/death. We still see it in everyday life still on things with high voltage and so on. It also symbolizes something of a warning.
2006-07-17 05:19:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋