[Ansteorra] Fw: award regalia pics ? take 2

[ld.blackmoon]

greetings

thank you all that responded, the answers have indeed been informative, and 
I now believe I ( mostly ) understand .
as my body begins to have problems doing the physical things I've " always " 
done in the society, I find myself trying to learn new things and new ways 
to keep busy , that don't hurt as much ; )
again thank you all who responded !

Be Safe , Be Happy, Have Fun
Arthur
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Rudin" <serena1570 at yahoo.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Fw: award regalia pics ? take 2


> Arthur asked:
>
>
> i found a place
>> that shows many " http://scribe.ansteorra.org/insignia/index.htm  " but
>> there are several that say
> " Blazon: None Registered. "  does that mean
>> that nobody has bothered to registered a device for those awards ?
> if so ,
>> who would be in charge of doing so ? how would they begin ?
>
> Because not all awards have or need a *badge*, registered through the 
> Society College of Arms.  They all have *insignia* (what you wear if 
> you've received/joined an award/order), approved by the Ansteorran Crown 
> and Star Principal Herald and described in the award/order's constitution. 
> Sometimes the insignia of the award/order incorporates the badge of the 
> award/order.  Often it does not.
>
> An order is a group you join; an award is a thing you're given.  You can 
> receive multiple instances of an award; you can only join a order once 
> (without resigning membership in the order & being invited to return to 
> it; I'm not including accidental doubles here that are the result of 
> bookkeeping lags).  Orders therefore need a badge, as well as insignia, in 
> recognition of their group identity; awards do not, by their nature, 
> require badges.
>
> The definition on the page "Insignia: A badge worn to show official 
> position" is no doubt part of the cause of your confusion.  "Badge" there 
> is used in its common English meaning, not its Society jargon meaning.  In 
> addition, that is not the jargon definition of insignia which we use. 
> Therefore it would be better described as, "Insignia: a formal token, 
> sometimes but not always an heraldic badge, worn to indicate receipt of an 
> award, membership in an order, or possession of an office."
>
> In short -- unless it's a brand-new order or award, if it doesn't have a 
> badge registered with the Society College of Arms, that would be because 
> time has shown us it doesn't need one.
>
> --Serena Lascelles, Blanc Gryffon Herald
>
>
>
>
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