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[[File:5065481797 c3649f291c b.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Jolly Roger flag]]
 
'''"Jolly Roger"''' refers to the flag traditionally flown by [[piracy|pirates]], and especially those pirates who flourished during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] from the mid-17th to early 18th centuries.  Usually depicted as a white skull-and-crossbones centered on a black banner, the Jolly Roger was a symbol of terror and impending death on the seas, as well as an early attempt at collective branding<ref>https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/why-did-pirates-fly-the-jolly-roger/</ref>.
 
'''"Jolly Roger"''' refers to the flag traditionally flown by [[piracy|pirates]], and especially those pirates who flourished during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] from the mid-17th to early 18th centuries.  Usually depicted as a white skull-and-crossbones centered on a black banner, the Jolly Roger was a symbol of terror and impending death on the seas, as well as an early attempt at collective branding<ref>https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/why-did-pirates-fly-the-jolly-roger/</ref>.
  
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