North Of 49

Olympics And Davinci

O.K. I think I need to do one more nit – pick.

-- The Olympic Rings & the pentacle --

Langdon: (Character in the Code)
“Even fewer people knew that the five-pointed star had
almost become the official Olympic seal but was modified
at the last moment – it's five points exchanged for five
intersecting rings to better reflect the games' spirit of
inclusion and harmony.”


Let's see what a little research turns up:


“The flag features the emblem of the Olympic Games —
five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red
respectively) on a white field. This was originally designed
in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the
modern Olympic Games”


Wikipedia
More: rings (From the horses mouth, so to speak)
There is no evidence to back the assertion that the pentacle
was to become the original modern Olympic symbol or that it was
modified at the last moment.

O.K. That was the nit – pick of the day.

More info to follow.

posted by North Of 49 @ 2:52 PM