EDIT: The clan has been created.
http://forum.melee.org/faction-halls/kievan-rus-%28eu-only%29-%28recruiting%29/So I've been thinking to create a specific clan, I made this thread to see if there would be anyone willing to join my idea. I don't want to waste money on a banner and such without making sure I can get some members.
I am already the leader of Varangians, but the clan is inactive. People are gone including other leaders and I don't know why, it's pointless. I want to start something new, and with a few members we can contibute a little to the banner and such.
The idea: The Kievan Rus (Aka old Russia) (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievan_Rus%27)
Our banner:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Ukraine Our theme: Strictly Eastern Slavic
Historical timeline: 1020+ AD (Orthodox). But if people want the pagan type of theme. Sure, we'll do it.
More info on Kievan Rus, you should read. And also on the fact that they were Norse-Rus united.
Why this banner you may ask? Well, simple. Let me explain below.
"The design has precedents in seals of the Kievan Rus'. The first known archeological and historical evidence of this symbol can be found on the seals of the Rurik dynasty. It was stamped on the gold and silver coins issued by Prince Volodymer the Great (980–1015), who might have inherited the symbol from his ancestors (such as Sviatoslav I Igorevich) as a dynastic coat of arms, and he passed it on to his sons. The symbol was also found on the bricks of the Church of the Tithes in Kiev, the tiles of the Dormition Cathedral in Volodymyr-Volynskyi, and the stones of other churches, castles, and palaces. There are many examples of it used on ceramics, weapons, rings, medallions, seals, and manuscripts."
Colors of this and variations can be made customly, I can do it.
Not a clan for minmaxers and people who want armories of +3 Kuyak's. It's just for historical reference, fun and a nice banner. We had historical clans before guys, like HRE, Byzantium. Let's bring it back?
Want to join? Tell me here. Let's gather members.
