Saxon Steed

[1][2][3] A tradition first recorded in 1492 reports that the 8th-century Saxon ruler Widukind displayed a black horse as his field sign.

as a faux ancient symbol for the Saxons", being derived from an account by Gobelinus of the myth of Hengist and Horsa in Britain.

[5] The horse motif was adopted by the House of Welf, whose original symbol was a golden lion on red ground.

After World War II, on 23 August 1946, the Province of Hanover became an independent state and again used the steed as its coat of arms.

To express the Saxon heritage of the Twente region, local language and culture enthusiast J.J. van Deinse designed a common flag in the 1920s.