On the website ... Empire of the banns 1475th The "imperial squad" consists of a large number of historically interested people from across Europe who have joined together in living history groups of performers, and at different events at home and abroad as possible detailed and historically accurate picture of a military unit or portray military camp in the 15th centuries trying.
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It is already long ago, and finally they come: Pictures of Hinterweidenthal 2011:
La compagnie Neuvième organized on 12 to 14 September 2012, the international "Call to Arms" in Bexbach, now stands ready for the preliminary Website: http://www.1474.eu
Only a few days until the assembly camps in the Reich banns Hinterweidenthal , the program stands, and over 260 performers from the late 15th century, from nearly a dozen European countries signed up. On Thursday, the official arrival day, and a registration station is received by travelers is, and serve as an information center, if you like, may also arrive on Wednesday. Those arriving on Friday, have to park the car outside perspective, and has already moved to establish, so that no modern objects is visible. Best with the organization prior to contact!
Beyond the label, which is for the individual city levies in the form of clothing in certain color combinations, cross-rafter or patches can be detected, starting this year, the Frederick III. Taken in 1475 before the departure from Cologne Neuss gene set characteristic of the imperial forces squad, quoted in "Neuss. Burgundy and the Empire "by Joseph Lange, Wilhelm Treue, Helmut Gilliam:
To conclude this review of troops [in Cologne] the emperor had to sign the Felszugsbeginns the St. George's banner, the white banner with the red cross hoisted, and each fighter had a white sign with a red cross in it as the emperor and the empire create field sign so that the friend of the enemy was to distinguish
The form is a small white sign is not fixed in size (10-12cm are a good guideline) with a red cross. It can be made from all materials that were available: wool, linen, silk, fustian, damask, etc.
It can be installed on all supported textiles such as pinto / skirt, jacket, cowl, armored textile etc.
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