Friedensreich Hundertwasser based his koru flag for New Zealand on the symbol, and it also formed the basis for a notable series of artworks by Gordon Walters. The koru swirls are also reminiscent of the Tomoe symbol in Japan.The New Zealand national korfball team is nicknamed The Korus.oru can also refer to bone carvings. Those generally take the shape of the uncurling fern frond. When bone is worn on the skin, it changes colour as oil is absorbed. MÄori took this to symbolise that the spirit of the person was inhabiting the pendant.
The black death typically refers to a great pandemic, probably bubonic plague, that swept Asia, then Europe in 1346-49, recurring periodically (though never quite as severely) into the 20th century.
The Black Death was the saddest and hardest time of the Middle Ages(besides the Dark Ages). The reason was that the Black Death was really a disease that spread from Asia to Europe. The disease was the bubonic plague that killed 1/3 of Europe's population.If you had the bubonic plague then you could die in less then a day and it is also an airborne disease(meaning that it was passed through the air).The Black Death was in Europe for about 4 years: from 1347-1351 A.D.The Back death also went to England and there almost 1,000 villages were abandon because the people knew that the disease was there so they left.he disease was the bubonic plague that killed 1/3 of Europe's population. If you had the bubonic plague then you could die in less then a day and it is also an airborne disease(meaning that it was passed through the air). The Black Death was in Europe for about 4 years: from 1347-1351 A.D.