A few comments and images from another excellent, hot day at
the festival, with many of the
reenactors suffering from the heat during the and after the fight. As ever, I
found the living history at the camps the real jewel, with plenty of generous
and welcoming re-enactors.
There was a real international
feel this year with French, German and Belgium groups, as well as the Italian
flag throwers.
I was particularly
struck by the flag below, the five wounds of Christ, carried by a member of the Paston Household. It is good to see some religious as well as
heraldic imagery in use. More on this is latter posts.
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| Woodcut from an English blockbook, ca. 1495 |
Happen to have a better picture of the last flag?
ReplyDeleteHi Tomw, Ive added another image I have of the flag from the day. Not much better but I've painted up on at 28mm based on the Tewkesbury example and this 1495 one - https://thejesusquestion.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/five-wounds-of-christ-2.jpg
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