Gemæcce

The story of making the novels about Hild of Whitby

Totems and banners: Edwin and Oswald

What totems and banners did Edwin and then Oswald carry as kings of Northumbre? Sometimes the clue is in the name. Sometimes, eh, not so much. Another chewy post about martial iconography and the Angles, Irish, and Picts of early seventh-century Britain. Or: Fun with colour and cost!

Totems and banners: Hild’s Elmet

What banners and totems might Hild’s people have carried in the early seventh-century of MENEWOOD? We don’t know. But here are some guesses, with pictures!