[ANSTHRLD] Herald's Staff

Darin K. Herndon darin-herndon at utulsa.edu
Sun Sep 23 20:46:14 PDT 2001


>Way back when I was herald here in Middleford we used a Herald's Staff when
>doing the job on the field, in court or around the site.  I don't see that
>much anymore.  Have we stopped using the staff?  Or what?

I've used one for non-court occasions.  Calling populace to order,
etc.  As Chandra mentioned, they can get in the way when you have
scrolls to deal with.  On the other hand, similar to a wand or baton
of office, I have used a ceremonial hand carved wooden mace for a
couple of courts.

Etienne



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