[Namron] Devices and AoAs?
Lee McGoodwin
etienett at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 10 08:38:26 PDT 2005
Great idea!! I'd love to see everyone's devices, etc.
Etienett
--- Donnchadh <donnchadh at cornelius.norman.ok.us>
wrote:
> The biggest problem with the O&A is that you have to
> understand the blazons. This can be difficult even
> for those of us who have been subjected to Barat's
> flash cards.
>
> So, one of the projects Ihave though about doing, is
> creating a "Populace" section on theNamron website
> (with the Vscribe's blessing of course) that lists
> the membersof the Barony, along with their device
> and maybe a picture. Other things could be added
> such as a shortdescription of their persona history
> etc. This would be another way for someone to be
> able to put a face with a name and a device.
>
> What do you guys think? Would you be interested in
> doing this? For it to work, people would have to
> get me acopy of their device that I could scan in (I
> am in no way an artist, and haveproblems drawing
> stick figures).
>
> Lord Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair
> Herald - Barony of Namron
> Honorable Brotherhood of Brewers, Mazers, and
> Vintners
>
> ---------- Original Message -----------
> From: Scott Barrett <barrett1 at cox.net>
> To: Barony of Namron <namron at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:50:35 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Namron] Devices and AoAs?
>
> > 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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