There were several flags in Middle-earth;

Friendly NationsEdit

Elvish NationsEdit

• The banners of the Vanyar were white
• The banners of the House of Fëanor had an eight-rayed silver star on its banners
• The banners of the House of Fingolfin were blue and silver

Nations of MenEdit

• The emblem on the banners of Elendil and his heirs was six-pointed stars
• Gondor had a white tree on a black background
• The prince of Dol Amroth also had a flag that carried the image of a white ship like a swan on blue water
• Rohan's flag was green with a white horse

Nations of EvilEdit

• The forces of Morgoth used a field of sable, emblazoned as a symbol
• Saruman used the white hand as his symbol
• Mordor used the red eye
• The Haradrim used a red banner with a black snake on it

ReferencesEdit

• The Silmarillion
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Complete Guide to Middle-earth

External linksEdit

• Middle Earth flags at the Flags of the World website
• David Martucci's Flags of Middle Earth webpage
• Emblems and Heraldry, by Måns Björkman
• Cheryl W. Duval's Hobbit flags
• Article by Janet Brennan Croft on the military art (including flags) in Tolkien's writing