File talk:Banner of Duchy of Samogitia (1609-1618)-1.svg

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Here is a detailed description of the flag in Lithuanian, indicating the sources. As a model for the overall composition, the flag of the Trakai Voivodeship was taken. Here is an article in Russian about the flag with links to heraldic works. --Лобачев Владимир (talk) 20:09, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Category:Flags of Duchy of Samogitia

@Marcelus: Please explain the removal of Category:Flags of Duchy of Samogitia. Two sources about the banner are given in the file description. I can explain in more detail here.

A white cloth with two braids, having on one side the Chase - the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on a red shield, and on the other - a rising black bear in a silver (white) collar on a red shield - the coat of arms of the Duchy of Samogitia. (Source).

The Pahonia in the Roll of arms of Kasper Nesetsky (1728) is described as follows (source):

Original-pl: Mąż zbrojay w szyszaku na białym koniu, do biegu niby zapędzonym, siodło na nim i czaprak czerwony, aż do kopyt końskich rozwlekły, z trojaką złotą frandzłą, w polu także czerwonym; w prawej ręce miecz goły wyniesiony w górę, jakby do cięcia trzyma; w lewej zaś, czyli raczej na barku jego tarcza, ze dwiema krzyżami złotemi w jeden spojonemi.

Translation: In a red field, a pursuing armed rider in a shishak (helmet) on a white galloping horse, the saddle on the horse and the blanket are red, the blanket with three ends and gold fringe hangs down to horse hooves; in the rider's right hand is a naked sword raised up, as if to strike; and on his left shoulder is a shield, with a double golden cross.

B. Köhne clarifies that at that time the rider's shield was red. (Source).

In connection with the active Polonization of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Statute of 1566 established that all voivodships on banners have the grand ducal coat of arms "Pahonia". Source.

Alexander Gvagnini reports that the voivodeship usually has the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Pursuit on a red shield on a white banner with two braids.

Original-pl: Gvagnin fol. 30. w kronice Zmudzkiej i Inflantskiej, pogonią zwyczajną Litewską na chorągwi białej w polu czerwonem, naznacza za herb temu księztwu; atoli Bielski fol. 9. i Paproc. o herbach, lubo na jednej stronie chorągwi o Pogoni wspominają, na drugiej jednak stronie, niedźwiedzia czarnego, w białej obróży, przedniemi nogami do góry wspiętego, w czerwonem polu, za własny iej ziemi zaszczyt przywłaszczają. (Source 1, Source 2)

Marcin Bielski in his "Polish Chronicle" (1597) and Bartosz Paprocki in his book "Coats of Arms of the Polish Knighthood" (1584) report that on one side of the gonfalon there is a Chase, and on the other side there is a rearing black a bear in a white collar, in a red shield, as a symbol of his land. A similar description of the flag was repeated by Kasper Nesetsky in the 18th century. (Source).

A characteristic feature was the designation of the voivodeship coat of arms along with the territorial name of the banner. (Sourse).

Which of the following sources do you disagree with? --Лобачев Владимир (talk) 14:45, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

A similar reconstruction, but without indicating the territory and the name of the monarch, is given in two sources: vexillographia.ru and zemaitiuzeme.lt.

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All known images of banners from 1609-1618 have inscriptions with the name of the monarch and the territory.

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--Лобачев Владимир (talk) 18:16, 5 August 2022 (UTC)