ANSTHRLD - What do we need to know?

Wed Aug 18 13:28:29 PDT 1999

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Ah, Darius, thank you for posting this here, it reminded me that you asked
me for that input.

In my opinion a branch herald should be able to, without a book in front of
him, associate real world colors (blue, green, gold, white) with tincture
names for a device, including basic furs.

They should be able to draw a bend, a bend sinister, a chief, a bordure, a
base, a fess and a pale.

They should be able to know what the Ordinary and Armorial are and what they
are used for.

They should be able to give a basic flow of court.

They should understand the different award levels (related to above).

They should be able to identify, on sight, any Kingdom award.

Given an OP they should be able to tell which awards a person has (with the
possible exception of Baronial Service Orders which I still have to look
up).

And they should be able to name at least 2 other heralds in their region who
they could inquire to if they had a question.

Some might say this is a little bit rough for branch heralds (I openly admit
I was wracking my brains for what appeared on the PE test when I took it),
but if we are going to put in Heralds mostly at the Baronial+ levels now
then they should be fairly qualified individuals.  And there is absolutely
nothing here that I couldn't take a brand new person to the Society and
teach them in an afternoon.  They may not have it commited to memory right
away (depends on the individual) but they could be presented with the
information and given handouts to be 'ready' by these qualifications within
just a short time if they were interested.

Timothy of Glastonbury
"Var??? Vair??? Viar?? Vair! Yeah, that's it."
Deputy to Nautilus Pursuivant

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Darius and Monica [SMTP:dmmerlick at earthlink.net]
> Sent:	Wednesday, August 18, 1999 2:53 PM
> To:	heralds at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject:	ANSTHRLD - What do we need to know?
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> As we begin to rewrite the branch warenting class, I would pose a
> question to this forum:
> 
> "What does a branch herald _need_ to know?"
> 
> In service
> Darius, Ld Tressure
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Ah, Darius, thank =
you for posting this here, it reminded me that you asked me for that =
input.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">In my opinion a =
branch herald should be able to, without a book in front of him, =
associate real world colors (blue, green, gold, white) with tincture =
names for a device, including basic furs.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">They should be able =
to draw a bend, a bend sinister, a chief, a bordure, a base, a fess and =
a pale.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">They should be able =
to know what the Ordinary and Armorial are and what they are used =
for.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">They should be able =
to give a basic flow of court.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">They should =
understand the different award levels (related to above).</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">They should be able =
to identify, on sight, any Kingdom award.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Given an OP they =
should be able to tell which awards a person has (with the possible =
exception of Baronial Service Orders which I still have to look =
up).</FONT></P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">And they should be =
able to name at least 2 other heralds in their region who they could =
inquire to if they had a question.</FONT></P>

<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Some might say this =
is a little bit rough for branch heralds (I openly admit I was wracking =
my brains for what appeared on the PE test when I took it), but if we =
are going to put in Heralds mostly at the Baronial+ levels now then =
they should be fairly qualified individuals.  And there is =
absolutely nothing here that I couldn't take a brand new person to the =
Society and teach them in an afternoon.  They may not have it =
commited to memory right away (depends on the individual) but they =
could be presented with the information and given handouts to be =
'ready' by these qualifications within just a short time if they were =
interested.</FONT></P>

Timothy of =
Glastonbury
 "Var??? =
Vair??? Viar?? Vair! Yeah, that's it."
 Deputy to Nautilus =
Pursuivant

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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">As we begin to =
rewrite the branch warenting class, I would pose a</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">"What does a =
branch herald _need_ to know?"</FONT>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">In service</FONT>
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Tressure</FONT>
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