• Heraldry

    Welcome to my Heraldry page

    I practice the art and science of medieval heraldry in the Society for Creative Anachronism, and am currently Couronne Rouge Herald in the Kingdom of An Tir. Below you will find a variety of information that I offer to the world on this subject. I hope you find them of some use. You can contact me if you have questions or comments at frederic AT badger.cx

    Thanks for dropping by…

    HL Frederic Badger (GdS, AA, LoSB, GL)

    Personal Heraldry

    Arms: Sable, a chalice within an orle argent.

    Badge: (Fieldless) On a chalice bendwise sinister sable a decrescent bendwise sinister argent.

    Badge: (Fieldless) A badger rampant contourny sable.

    Useful Links

    • Laurel Soveriegn of Arms – Main page for the top of the heraldic food chain. Included the very useful Rules for Submissions, Precedents, and Archived Laurel Letters.
    • An Tir Heralds Web Site – The kingdom’s heraldry website, lots of useful information, including articles on badges, and flags.
    • Academy of Saint Gabriel – One of the most in depth and complete resources for Name research. They even offer a consulting service.
    • Modar’s Heraldry – Simply one of the best and largest resources for Heraldry on the web.

    Heraldry Software I’ve Written

    The Da’ud-izer – A simple freeware tool to convert special character such as รก to the so called “Da’ud Notation System” for readers that can’t handle special characters.

    Heralds Assistant – This program is in development, currently in 2.0 beta. Currently not available for download.

    Article and Information

    The An Tir Roll of Arms – An ongoing project to display the complete roll of arms for the Kingdom of An Tir.

    The Use of Heraldic Titles, Mundane and in the SCA – An article I wrote in 98 about the use of heraldic titles in SCA, with a focus on An Tir heralds titles.

    Roll of Arms: Black Lion Principal Heralds – A roll of arms for the holders of the office of Black Lion Principal Herald.

    Coronets and Protocol in An Tir – Describing some of the conventions of circlets and crowns in the SCA, along with short notes on protocol such as forms of address.

    An Tir Achievements – This article collects together all the rules and guidelines for displaying your heraldic achievemnt in An Tir.

    The OnePage Project – This is a project I am working on to produce short easy to digest one page documents on heraldic subjects. The goal is aid in heraldic education, and provide heraldic source material for newsletters, etc.

    Shield Blank Scribble Sheet (PDF) – A PDF Document containg 20 small blank shields.
    Shield Blank Scribble Sheet (DOC) – A Word Document containg 20 small blank shields.

    A Collection of Period Order Names – This is a work in progress that contains 139 dated into period order names. A useful (hopefully) resource for reseraching heraldic order names..

    A Collection of 613 English Borough Names for Use in Locative Bynames

    Awards:

    • GdS = Goute de Sang: Kingdom of An Tir (Service to the Kingdom)
    • AA = Awards of Arms: Kingdom of An Tir.
    • LoSB = Light of Saint Bunstable: Service award for the College of Saint Bunstable, Kingdom of An Tir.
    • GL = Green Leaf: Service award for the Barony of Madrone, Kingdom of An Tir.