Heraldry
in Østgarðr
What comes to mind when you picture a medieval scene? Silken banners
fluttering in the breeze, armored knights wearing helms with elaborate
crests and carrying colorful shields, the master of the hall intoning the
names of noble lords and ladies, the king pressing his signet ring into
the melted wax sealing a royal document....None of these could happen
without heraldry. Despite its pragmatic origins as a means of
quick-n-easy identification, heraldic display has permeated our vision of
the medieval aesthetic.
The SCA encourages new members to choose a medieval name, and encourages
heraldic display. You can even register your name and/or coat of arms
with the SCA College of Arms, if you so choose. But don't stop
there: Make a banner with your arms on it. Embroider your badge on a
pouch to give to your sweetheart. Block print it on a cushion for your
campstool. The possibilities are limitless....
Name research (onomastics)
Devices, coats of arms, etc.
Under construction.
Roll of Arms of Østgarðr
Just for fun...
Other Heraldry Pages We Like
- The Academy of St.
Gabriel, a group of SCA members interested in high-accuracy
research into actual medieval practice in naming and arms
- Stefan li Rous's Florilegium,
a collection of lots of articles from the Rialto (the Usenet newsgroup
rec.org.sca) and various SCA-related
email lists, sorted by subject. Many, but not all, are relevant to heraldry.
The quality of scholarship varies, and you will frequently find three messages
in the same file flatly contradicting one another, so you have to assess
the information yourself... sorta like Real Life....
- The Brigantia Herald's Page, containing heraldry
information about the East Kingdom
- The SCA
Heraldry Page
- Francois Velde
is not in the SCA, but he has an extremely informative Heraldry site
This page last modified at
10:25:54 PM EDT on Wed, Jun 4, 2008.
Stephen Bloch / webmaster@ostgardr.org