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The Raven Banner is booklet written and published by Ian Cassells, Thurso, and illustrated by Jennifer Law, Thurso, circa 1995.It offers a history of Caithness as a part of the Norwegian earldom of Orkney from circa 885 to 1266, and a guide to Viking Caithness.The booklet's title is a reference to the banner of Sigurd Hlodvirsson, Earl of Orkney (Sigurd the Stout), who died at Clontarf in 1014. The flag, as depicted in Norse artwork, was roughly triangular, with a rounded outside edge on. The raven banner (Old Norse: hrafnsmerki Middle English: hravenlandeye) was a flag, possibly totemic in nature, flown by various Viking chieftains and other Scandinavian rulers during the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries.
The flag, as depicted in Norse artwork, was roughly triangular, with a rounded outside edge on which there hung a series of tabs or tassels This article discusses the medieval flag.
