The Fiery cross is the English language term for a piece of wood, such as a baton, that North Europeans, e.g. Scotsmen and Scandinavians, used to send to rally people for things (assemblies) for defence or rebellion (if beacons were not appropriate).
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Famous quotes containing the words fiery and/or cross:
“Dark, marvelous, and inscrutable he moved on
Till down the fiery distance he was gone,”
—Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935)
“If I can cross him any way, I bless myself every way.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)