[Sca-cooks] More Great News!

[Elaine Koogler]

Yeah, I was given one many years ago...it was, as I recall, the first ever
given in Atlantia...and, at that point, I don't believe any had even been
given out in the East!  What they gave me were two golden dragons (I am known
for collecting dragons), which we then incorporated into my mon (Japanese
device).  They gave me the augmentation because they know that, as a herald (I
was the Kingdom PH at the time), I would understand the impact of what they
were doing!  It was a VERY great honor and one that has meant a great deal to
me ever since!

Kiri

Michael Gunter wrote:

> >An Augmentation is a very special, very rarely
> >given honor in every kingdom I know of that gives them
> >out.
>
> I appreciate this explanation. To tell the truth I wasn't
> really sure what it meant.  :-)
>
> I don't think I've done particularly much and it was a
> very nice gesture.
>
> >It's usually a badge of some sort, related to the
> >kingdom arms, that one may put on one's own device
> >(usually on the sinister canton,
>
> Their Majesties want the Ansteorran Star put on my
> arms but They weren't allowed to state exactly what
> before the heralds approve it. So what I'm thinking
> of doing is putting a Crown (which I was already allowed)
> in the center and centered on the Crown will be the
> Ansteorran Star. It should look nice. But I have
> to submit the request for augmentation to the Heralds
> office before I can do that.
>
> >In Calontir, I think there have been maybe 6 or 7
> >given out since we went kingdom, 17 years ago.
>
> I know that founding barons/esses are allowed the augmentation
> of the arms of the barony, the first Crown is often allowed
> the kingdom arms in augmentation but not many more. I think
> someone said there have been 10 Augmentations granted in
> Ansteorra's nearly 30 years.
>
> >It's given for bringing honor and credit to the kingdom and
> >its inhabitants for really, really major and really, really
> >long-lasting service all over the place, usually.
> >Or something like that.
>
> I don't think I'm all that. But I like your explanation better
> anyway.
>
> Thank you.
>
> >Alban, old retired herald
>
> Gunthar
> Rather humbled.
>
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