[ANSTHRLD] Squires, Achievements of Arms, and Ranks (Oh My!)
Blaise de Cormeilles
blaise at scadian.net
Thu Feb 27 12:11:40 PST 2003
On Thu, Feb 27, 2003 at 01:57:19PM -0600, Herndon, Darin wrote:
> It is however not appropriate in any period context that I can find for
> the arms of the peer to be on the belt or in canton on a shield. To
> bear another's actual arms instead of their badge, especially in canton
> or in escutcheon, is to make a very specific claim in heraldry as
> "presuming" the others arms or by emblazon asserting a claim to those
> arms and all that goes with them. So, while belts don't bother me, the
> use of arms in this manner makes a period claim that is absolutely not
> intended in the SCA.
This is true as far as it goes. One late-period continental display
that I'd like to see more of used, however, is to put the arms of your
liege-lord in your arms as a *chief* (known as a "chief of allegiance").
Blaise
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