[Namron] Devices and AoAs?

[Scott Barrett]

The SCA online Ordinary and Armorial, often called the OandA . Several 
links to it can be found by going to www.sca.org/heraldry/OandA

~Finnacan

On Tuesday, June 7, 2005, at 06:28 AM, el2iot2 at mail.com wrote:

> where would we go to find a listing of devices, and to whom they 
> belong?  Is there a list, or is it just learn on the field?  Inquiring 
> minds want to know.
>
>
> joy
> Radei
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Herron" <fitzbubba at gmail.com>
> To: "Barony of Namron" <namron at ansteorra.org>, ulfie at cox.net
> Subject: Re: [Namron] Devices and AoAs?
> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 03:27:51 -0400
>
>>
>>> An "achievement" is the arms with certain other things, like 
>>> supporters,
>>> a helm, mantling, crest, motto, etc.  These things depend on rank in 
>>> the
>>> SCA.  For example, Master FitzBubba is a peer.  He can have a helm, a
>>> crest, and a motto, and the helm's mantling can include a fur. (See
>>> http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/achievements/ for full description)
>>
>> Sidebar:  Ulf, did that ever get done?  Last time I looked, the online
>> Achievement armorial was still dated 6/10/02.
>>
>>> As for arms... You can paint anything (tasteful) on your shield,
>>> provided it conforms to that ideal of an "attempt at medieval" that 
>>> we
>>> shoot for in the SCA.  But if you paint something on your shield that
>>> someone else is using on theirs AND theirs is registered with the
>>> College of Arms, they have grounds to ask you to remove it. (side 
>>> note -
>>> The Ansteorran College of Heralds has a militant branch made up of
>>> several knights.  Don't buck the system... *grin*)
>>
>> And it's not just on the battlefield.  Once you get good at it, you
>> can walk into a feast hall, look up at the banners hung on the wall,
>> and say, okay, Gwyneth's here, Ulf's here, Their Majesties are here,
>> and so on.
>>
>> Care,
>> Bubba
>>
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>
> joy
>
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