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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
- An Essay on Mons
- 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
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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)
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