[ANSTHRLD] Heraldic Regalia

[Jennifer Smith]

On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 11:53:54PM -0600, Tim McDaniel wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Jon South <jonsouth at centurytel.net> wrote:
> > Others in the shire feel that it should bear the arms of the shire
> > and the badge of a herald - this would result in a tabard with the
> > front and right sleeve bearing the Shire arms and the back and left
> > sleeve being vert charged with crossed trumpets Or.
> 
> Why?  It's non-period for no good reason.  You're likely the only
> person at the event wearing a heraldic tabard and making announcements
> -- since when do they need to see crossed trumpets to tell you're a
> herald?

In general I agree wholeheartedly with Daniel. However, I must confess
that one of my unfinished projects is a new herald's tabard for my local
group, and in the interests of compromise (all our existing tabards are
the all-green types) I chose a design with the front and back being the
group's device, and the little sleeve panels being the
green-with-gold-trumpets. It's still not perfectly authentic because of
that, but it's a heck of a lot closer than wearing a giant pair of
crossed trumpets on your front (or back).

-Emma

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Jennifer Smith
jds at randomgang.com