Ancient and Modern Britons. pg 44.
“MOOR, noun [Gr. dark, obscure.] A native of the northern coast of Africa, called by the Romans from the color of the people, Mauritania, the country of dark-complexioned people. The same country is now called Morocco, Tunis, Algiers, etc”
“SWARTH’Y, adjective. Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny. In warm climates, the complexion of men is universally swarthy or black. The Moors, Spaniards and Italians are more swarthy than the French, Germans and English.
1. Black; as the swarthy African”
Unidentified Black Knight of Holy Roman Empire in 800 AD. His flag - of the Holy Roman Empire
Statue reads '' ANNO 1613'' translated to year 1613.
Sir Morien – Black Knight of the Round Table In the image, Sir Morien sports a Bascinet helmet that dates to the 13th Century—right around the time of the Arthurian Romances. “He was all black, even as I tell ye: his head, his body, and his hands were all black, saving only his teeth. His shield and his armour were even those of a Moor, and black as a raven…” - The Saga of Morien.
Moorish musician Wilson, G. W. (George Washington), 1823-1893
In the Magdeburg Cathedral is the oldest known image depicting Saint Maurice as a Moor ( = Mauritius). The statue is carved around 1250 and shows him as an armoured knight. St.Maurice was a leader of the Theban Legion. Tradition tells, that the complete legion converted to Christianity within the 3rd century - and later got the title "Martyrs of Agaunum".
“Meeting of Saint Erasmus of Formiae and Saint Maurice” by Matthias Grünewald (1517-1523) These two saints lived in different centuries. The painting was intended to reflect the importance of the two men
In center, black trumpeter John Blanke, at the Westminster Tournament Roll (1511). Image from United Kingdom National Archives.
Statue of St. Maurice, Magdeburg, Germany, Cathedral of St. Maurice and St. Catherine, choir, ca. 1240-50
Banner of Pascal Paoli, captured at Ponte Novy, 1768 (coll. Museum Bastia)
The Corsican flag as it appeared in 1768 before the Battle of Ponte Nuovo. (source: Corse Méditerranée Magazine)
Flag of Corsica - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 5 September 2020. ''This representation fits the traditional description of Moorish slaves captured and traded by Christians, or of Moors who occupied for a long time Spain, the south of Portugal, parts of the Mediterranean shore of France and several Corsican villages. In the latter cases, the so-called Moors were not black Africans but Arabs or Islamized natives from Maghreb.'' ''Berthelot and Ceccaldi, quoting the historian Carpacino, believe the headband was a royal symbol. Therefore, the Moor would be a defeated Moorish chief. However, Antonetti points out that Carpacino mentioned the headband as a royal symbol in the Hellenic world only. The heraldist Paillot mentions a tortil, that is a twisted ribbon, and not a headband. The tortil is tied behind the neck where it constitutes two small pieces. The tortil is placed either on the eyes or the forehead. In the arms dated from the 17th-18th centuries, the Moor's head is consistently shown with pearl necklaces and ear pendants. Therefore this Moor was indeed a Moorish woman, most probably a slave. These female representations might have been inspired by the trade of Moorish slaves, which was ruled during the Renaissance by Genoa, then ruler in Corsica'' .
rms of the Anglo-Corsican King (1794-’96) As on the shield of The Marine Office / Scagno di Marina. (Coll. Museum Bastia). The dexter arms are those of King George III and the motto reads: AMICI E NON DI VENTURA
A Moorish man with wife. Gouache drawing. Lettering: A Moor Chobedar and his wife. The Welcome Collection
Maurischer Reiter - Translated to The Moorish Rider. Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum