[Western] Kingdom Banner

[rlportwood]

Greetings!  Here are two projects to be put forward to you.  If your
group would be interested in taking on these tasks for your shire,
that would be great.  And if you do decide to, please e-mail me back
so that I can let the folks making the banner know how many "planets
and moons" we will have participating in the west.
With the banner contest, just remember the banners that are all
painted with wonderful medieval themes in the style of medieval
paintings that we always see at Steppes.  Also, I believe you've all
seen the really nice ones that Muriell painted for Mendersham.  I
believe that's what Fritz is looking for.  I think it's a great idea
because if every group out here has one or two or three, we can take
them with us to each others events to help decorate halls and the
like.
In Service,
Ascelyn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Hardy" <rhemail at swbell.net>
To: <barony at ansteorra.org>
Subject: Barony- Kingdom Banner


> Good cousins,
>
> Hi Fritz here;
>
> Steppes has been asked to do the decorations for the upcoming
Coronation
> of TRH Duncan and Larrisa. To that end Steppes is sponsoring a
banner
> painting contest within our own group to generate Barony owned
banners
> for future decorating needs as well as the current needs of
coronation.
> If you would like to encourage your groups to participate in this "
> Banner Tournament "  we would be most grateful; obviously I not
> suggesting you are your people donate the banners to the Steppes but
> this "tournament" might provide some impetus to get some banners for
> your own groups. We - meaning as many of you that I can get to help
> judge with me - will be judging the banners at Coronation. We can
take
> these banners at coronation and hang them that day. I will provide a
> prize for the winner.
>
>
> Also, to that end,  the idea of  creating a Coronation / traveling
> banner for the Crown came up in one of our meetings. Eventually the
idea
> of a large Ansteorrian Star on a yellow field with the insignia of
each
> of the Baronies, Shires, Cantons, Strongholds et. circling around
the
> Star of Ansteorra - think the sun with planets revolving around it-
came
> up. It would hang behind the thrones when ever there Majs. wanted a
> background to sit in front of.
>
> The baronies (planets) would have their cantons and colleges
circling
> around them (moons), the shires would be placed in proximity to the
> baronies that sponsor them et. et. I will work with a herald ( Borek
> lives in the Steppes and may be able to help) to fine tune the
proper
> positioning.
>
> What does that mean to you, you may ask?
>
> Steppes can't do the whole kingdoms heraldry by it's self so I
thought
> it might be a good idea to see if you , my good cousins, could ask
> members of your populace to do your own heraldry. In order for this
to
> roll or fold nicely I was hoping to keep the "patches" soft -
appliqué,
> needle work, et. not painted if possible.
>
> I have roughly drawn it out and feel that if the Barony's device are
1
> foot in diameter, the Shires are 9 inches dia.., the cantons 6
inches
> and the colleges, strongholds, et where 4 inches we can fit it all
on a
> banner of reasonable size to be used at events.
 I need them by June 21st.
>
> Steppes will do the base background and star as well as hanging
hardware
> and the stitching down.
>
 Fritz
>
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