This page is a directory of educational material regarding SCA Heraldry and the SCA College of Arms. The articles here should be of interest to submitters as well as heralds of all levels in the SCA.

Click on the links below to jump to articles relating to the appropriate area:

Lessons on various aspects of SCA heraldry:

• Heraldic Primer (incomplete)
• Assorted Lessons in SCA Heraldry
  A series of short lessons in assorted aspects of SCA heraldry.
• A Herald's Toolbox
  a suggested list of what belongs in the herald's toolbox

Articles on armory and armorial design:

• Heraldic Primer (incomplete)
• What is a Device?
• What is a Badge?
• Period Style: An Introduction
• A Grammar of Blazonry
  or Master Bruce's Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Blazon
• Argent Snail's Armory Insta-Boing Checklist
  nine basic checks for any SCA device or badge submission
• Counting Complexity in Devices and Badges
  how to apply the SCA's rule-of-thumb regarding heraldic complexity
• Table of Restricted Charges
• Table of Reserved Charges
• The Philosophical Basis of Difference
  or What are Little CD's Made of?
• An Essay on Seme
• Ermine Spots
• Furs
• Standard Letter Granting Permission to Conflict
• An Annotated Bibliography of Scottish Heraldic Materials
• Period Rolls of Arms and Armorials
  and how to find them

Articles on heraldic practices of the SCA:

Organizational Matters

• A Time Line of the College of Arms
• How to bid on and Run a Known World Heraldic Symposium
• A Guide to the Submissions Process
  why it takes 5-9 months to register names and heraldry in the SCA
• Frequently Given Answers (That Are Wrong)
  common misconceptions about SCA Heraldry
• Standard Letter Granting Permission to Conflict

Useful Advice for College of Arms Members

• Common Mistakes made by Submissions Heralds
• Introduction to commenting in the SCA College of Arms
• Appealing a Heraldic Return
• On Mailing the College of Arms

Awards and Precedence

• SCA Kingdom and Principality Awards
  describes the awards granted by various kingdoms, including abbreviations, tokens, and other trivia

Articles on heraldic practices in Period

• Heralds in History
• The Mediaeval Herald
• An Annotated Bibliography of Scottish Heraldic Materials
• Abatements and Augmentations of Honor
• The Law of Arms in Medieval England
• Late Mediaeval Oaths for Kings of Arms, Heralds, and Pursuivants
• Heralds' Staves of Office
• What did Heralds Wear?
• Period Rolls of Arms and Armorials (and how to find them)

Voice Heraldry:

• Some Vocal Techniques as Applied to Field and Court Heraldry
• Philosophy of Court Heraldry
• Court Heraldry: A Checklist for Success
• Paraphrasing and Giving Directions
• A List of Alternative Wordings