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16th Century Landsknecht Ensign
The last command group member of the landsknechts I'm sculpting is the ensign, or standard bearer. Like the others, he's 28mm. The landsknecht standards typically bore the colours of the company's captain. Sometimes, they could instead be decorated with the heraldry of a city, or, if the emperor himself was present, the double headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. Capturing one of the enemy's standards was considered a great feat, accordingly losing your own standard was a disaster and great shame. Therefore it was not uncommon for the ensign to defend his standard with his life. One source tells of an ensign who, after having both arms cut off, continued to cling on to his standard with his teeth!
Posted: 11 Dec 2007
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