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A field of blue with a white saltire representing St Andrew, who is thought to have been martyred on such a cross (crux decussata). Legend has it that King Angus (Oengus II), while leading the Picts and Scots in battle against the English in Lothian, saw the cross of St Andrew appear in the sky after praying for deliverance; they were subsequently victorious, and the saltire has remained the Scottish flag ever since |
