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Banners, standards, flags, gonfanon (gonfalon, guntfano) and pennons (pennants) were commonly adopted by the warriors of the 9th – 12th centuries. This article attempts to briefly outline what the authors currently know about the subject. The style of banner stays surprisingly consistent from the 9th to the 12th centuries and across Western Europe. For this reason we’ve decided to look at all the evidence together rather than, as we usually do, break the evidence into English, Carolingian, etc.<br>

===Pennons===

These are triangular flags or streamers.<br>

File:Banner BL Harley 603 1000-1025AD.jpg‎ | 1000-1025AD English <br> BL Harley 603

File:Banner BL Harley 603 1025-1050AD.jpg‎ | 1025-1050AD English <br> BL Harley 603

These are rectangular flags ending in ‘swallowtails’.<br>

====Before 1066AD====

File:Banner Leiden I Maccabees.jpg | 850-950AD Carolingian <br> Leiden I Maccabees f.15v & f.22r

File:Banner Brussels ms 10066-77.jpg| 900-1000AD Carolingian <br> Brussels ms 10066-77

====After 1066AD====

File:William Seal.jpg| 1066-1087 <br> Seal of William I (The conqueror)

File:Seal William Rufus.jpg| 1087-1100 <br> Seal of William II (Rufus)

===Triangular Banners===

A type of banner supported by the banner pole and a horizontal beam and similar in shape to the Viking weather vanes.

File:Banner Girona, Beatus Of Girona f.242r.jpg| 976AD <br> Girona, Beatus Of Girona f.242r

File:Banner Boulogne MS20 f.29v.jpg| 1000AD Ottonian <br> Boulogne MS20 f.29v

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File:Banner St. Gallen Cod.22 140.jpg | c.883-900AD Carolingian <br> St. Gallen Cod.22 140

File:Banner Bayeux Tapestry 71a.jpg | c.1076AD English <br> Bayeux Tapestry

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File:Banner Bayeux Tapestry 53b.jpg | c.1076AD English <br> Bayeux Tapestry

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