been digging..,.
Horizontal bars is the war flag 'Military Flag of Peacetime"as opposed to horizontal bars are the "Civil Flag of Peacetime". A ring of knots represents capture, yoke, servitude it "rings" the flag like a nose!
Knots as symbols:
solomon's knot,Borromean knot, Endless knot etc..I count 17 significant knot symbols.
Notice knot shill spammer? They are scared!