As is well known, Santa's toy and gift factory at the North Pole is well guarded but, for obvious reasons, the details of the units guarding the place are a close-kept secret. It is thought that there are several units of heavy cavalry, largely sleigh mounted, but able to serve on foot as infantry as needed - dragoons, in fact. Details of one of their standards have leaked out - see below. Like the light cavalry guidon previously shown on the other site, it has a remarkable resemblance to mid-18th century British patterns. Whether the 3 in the central cartouche refers to squadron or regiment is not known. DG probably means Dragoon Guards but again, this is not certain. The age-old motto of the Santa service Circum Orbem Una Nocte (Around The World In One Night) is proudly displayed on the scroll beneath the central device.
It seemed more appropriate to post this on my somewhat dormant Tippelbruder site rather than on the much more serious SYW Templates site. Hopefully one day I will have time and energy to revivify the world of Tippelbruder!
8 comments:
David, I had no idea you had another blog! I absolutely love the heavy cavalry flag. It’s so imaginative and festive, and the motto is brilliant. Your background story is marvelous, and in my mind’s eye, I can see a formation of massed sleighs, charging behind their beautiful standard.
Your holiday flag series is a treat, and future additions will be looked for with great anticipation.
Thank you for sharing.
Bill
Great flags, l look forward to hearing more about the Freistadt.
Thank you very much, Bill. Your enthusiasm is very encouraging. :-)
I could easily be carried away doing lots of ImagiNations flags - but will have to get back to my more serious SYW flags soon... :-)
A Happy New Year to you and yours, and thanks again for your support over the year,
David.
Thanks, Alan. :-) I have neglected Tippelbruder for far too long but it is difficult to find the time and energy to work on it. I hope to work on it again sometime in the not too distant future...
A Happy New Year to you and yours,
David.
A wonderful Chrimbo flag David.
Willz.
Thank you, Willz! :-) This seasonal ImagiNations flag thing is very tempting and good fun but I'll have to get back to the real flags soon! Fun though it is, perhaps it's a rabbit hole I'd better not go too far down or I might get lost...
All the best,
David.
Thanks for this. It may be more appropriate for my Horse Guards and Dragoon Guards than the light cavalry guidon.
Thanks, Bill. Look forward to seeing it in action with your troops sometime!
All the best and a Happy New Year,
David.
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