Pilot weekend at Glimmingehus

We are inspired by both history and nature, and make fine and colorful pennants, paper birds and windsocks. In the castle, you can also take part in a clever aviation history quiz!

Flying kites did not arrive in Europe until after the Middle Ages, but a similar device, known as a windsock, was well known. These could be used in war, among other things to release a source of fire on a city. The windsocks could be hideously designed for the purpose of intimidation.

Banners could be used both as identification in war, and for church processions. A unique variant of the latter type is preserved from Hemmesjö church in Småland, and was found, according to legend, by folklorist Mandelgren, knuckled and thrown on the church hill in pieces.