Hanseatic League Flag
By Rarayn
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My entry for Flag Challenge #60: "Ahoy, Deutschland!" on AlternateHistory.com
The challenge:
"Scenario A:
Design the flag of a state in North Europe formed out of a centralized Hanseatic League.
Scenario B:
Design a flag for a colony founded by the Hanseatic League (that means no Klein-Venedig, since that was a Fugger colony), that has declared independence."
I went with scenario A.
I have yet to think up a proper story for it, but it would probably involve medieval Hanseatic "aircogs" or something along those lines.
The flag itself is nothing fancy, but I am quite happy with my version of the Lübeck eagle. All the official/semi-official versions are kind of hideous, so I edited the silhouetted version of the eagle of the Duchy of Prussia into the two-headed eagle of Lübeck instead.
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My entry for Flag Challenge #60: "Ahoy, Deutschland!" on AlternateHistory.com
The challenge:
"Scenario A:
Design the flag of a state in North Europe formed out of a centralized Hanseatic League.
Scenario B:
Design a flag for a colony founded by the Hanseatic League (that means no Klein-Venedig, since that was a Fugger colony), that has declared independence."
I went with scenario A.
I have yet to think up a proper story for it, but it would probably involve medieval Hanseatic "aircogs" or something along those lines.
The flag itself is nothing fancy, but I am quite happy with my version of the Lübeck eagle. All the official/semi-official versions are kind of hideous, so I edited the silhouetted version of the eagle of the Duchy of Prussia into the two-headed eagle of Lübeck instead.
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Eagle [link]
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What's the capital of the Hanseatic League?
Lübeck is the capital of the Hanseatic League.
Thanks!
Looking pretty snappy right there!
Also nice to see more of your stuff!
Also nice to see more of your stuff!
Thanks!
Expect more soon.
Expect more soon.
Alright!
I
LOVE
THIS!
LOVE
THIS!
Figured you might. 
oh god this is amazing
Glad you liked it! It's nothing special when you think about it - there's a limit to how many flag configurations are possible with an eagle as the centrepiece - but it works well enough for the Hansa.
true but the presentation is all that matters!
Very nice flag, maybe can use if Hanza create a proto north german confederation.
Thanks.
Could certainly work for a Lübeck-centric sort of North German Confederation, yeah.
Could certainly work for a Lübeck-centric sort of North German Confederation, yeah.
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