Can I point out that, they V sign comes form English longbow men.....if captured ,French soldiers would cut these 2 fingers offend, so to taunt them the longbow men would stick 2 fingers at them before the battle begins......🇬🇧
As a veteran and daughter of a WWII Army Vet, I just wanted to say how interesting your channel is and so glad I found it! Keep up the great history! 👍🇺🇸
1:08 I would say for both of these pictures, I would say the “v” is intended as “piss off” not as “v victory”. Yet, I could be incorrect in my assumption. 😊
Great clip and subject. Generally the 'V' with palm forward or fingers and thumb in front is considered the default 'Victory'/'Peace' symbol. I read somewhere a long time ago that the 'V' with fingers and thumb toward the body, as an insult originated with the English during Medieval times like during the 100 years war when the English fought against the French. At the time the English were famous for their Longbowmen who 'trained from boyhood' to learn how to draw a Longbow, it being compulsory so when armies were formed for campaigns there would be a large pool of trained men. Longbowmen stopped the French Knights when they charged, etc. If English Longbowmen were caught they had their two large index fingers cut off, i.e. the same ones used to make the 'V' sign. So when (and if) they were returned they could never draw a Longbow again. So when French Knights rode around on the battlefield trying to intimidate, the English would taunt them by showing their 'Two Fingers' or 'Two Finger Salute', i.e. I still have my two fingers and I can fire a Longbow at you!
The actual "chicken foot" peace sign is mimicking 2 letters in semaphore. I forgot the details, but it basically means "no nukes". Research it, as I could be wrong.
