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'''Standards''' are ceremonial objects of the [[Space Marine]] Chapters, bearing the symbol of the Chapter and marked with sacred motifs and the battle honours gained in past wars. They are revered as the embodiments of the honour and fighting spirit of the [[Company|Companies]] and the [[Chapter]]. Standards are sometimes carried into battle.
Normally they are hung in the [[Reclusiam]] of the Chapter's [[Fortress Monastery|fortress-monastery]]. Many of these standards are ancient, having been carried in battle by generations of Marines.<sup>{{Fn|2</sup>}}
Standards are carried into battle by a chosen [[Company Standard Bearer|Standard Bearer]], who is part of the [[Command Squad]].
*[[Ultramarines]] - [[Banner of Macragge]]
*[[Dark Angels]] - Unusually, the Dark Angels have 3 Chapter Banners - [[Standard of Fortitude]], [[Standard of Devastation]], [[Standard of Retribution]]<sup>{{Fn|3</sup>}}
*[[Excoriators]] - [[Stigmartyr]]{{Fn|4}}
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}:[[Chapter Approved 2001]]*<sup>{{Endn|2</sup>}}:[[Warhammer 40,000: Compendium]], p. 137*<sup>{{Endn|3</sup>}}: [[Codex: Angels of Death (2nd Edition) ]]
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Legion of the Damned (Novel)]] by [[Rob Sanders]] Ch 1. p.34
*[[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]]
