====== Vest Yorvik/BannerMaking ======

===== 2013 Baronial Taxes =====

We owe, as our baronial taxes for 2013, a battle standard for Pennsic.

We have been working under the assumption that this had to be very close to our canton arms; from Roselyne's discussions with Nicola, this seems to be in error - we can do very nearly whatever we want.  It really just needs to be "evocative of something about our group".  Our arms are a convenient default, but we are not forced (or even encouraged in any way, as far as I can tell) to dismiss any other ideas.

I've even asked the baron and baronness if we are limited to the shape of the template given us; Grom's response (I asked specifically about cutting the triangle much deeper):

: //As long as the banner is roughly the same size and the colour scheme is followed I have no problem at all modifying the template to have the cut much deeper.//

So within reason, it sounds like the sky is the limit.
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===== Period and SCA examples =====
Please list below any period or SCA examples of the type of banner we are trying to make.  I haven't been able to find many period examples of the two-tailed flag design, and what I have is all from the 15th century.  Most of the examples I find are copies of each other too, so I've just copied one version of each into here.

I've only copied examples with the two-tailed flag shape, not the (far more prevalent) rectangular shape.

==== Period examples ====
  * [[http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/medlyric/agincourt.php|Picture of the Battle of Agincourt]]
  * [[http://www.historyandcivilization.com/Picture-Gallery---Chronicles-of-Jean-Froissart.html|The Chronicles of Jean Froissart]] have several (actually, I think a number of the others I've seen probably originate here):
    * row 2, column 1 (on ships)
    * row 2, column 3
    * row 3, column 4
    * row 4, column 4
    * etc. - there's lots, look for yourself!
  * [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Mohi_1241.PNG|The Battle of Mohi]] - one of the few examples I've seen without immensely long tails
  * [[http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-13509377-medieval-illumination-death-of-uriah-in-battle.php|The Death of Uriah (biblical)]]
  * [[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Les_Tr%C3%A8s_Riches_Heures_du_duc_de_Berry_Janvier.jpg|January from the Tres Riches Heures]]
  * Examples with Mottos



===== New Proposals =====
Please add proposed banners in this section. 
[[http://ealdormere.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Upload|Upload a file]]




===== Templates =====
I've attached below a couple templates to try and make it easier for people to create and add their own banner ideas.  Just right-click, and select "Save image as..." to save it to your computer where you can edit it and make your own!

The bear logo is taken from the Septentrian web site; I've been taking boars heads from our own canton web site.