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[Edouard de Bruyerecourt]

Carper, Rachel wrote:

>Ok, I'm am obviously horribly heraldically uneducated. What are
>supporters? And why don't you register them. 
>
Supporters are human, animal, and monster figures that 'support' the 
arms from either side. They are not part of the arms themselves, but 
part of the overall achievement (arms, crest, motto, supporters, etc). 
In both SCA and modern heraldry, not everyone has a right to supporters. 
In An Tir, it's restricted to use by peers. If I understand correctly, 
the Society College of Arms only registers arms and names, but not other 
parts of an achievement. And they are more later development of armoury. 
In modern British armoury, they are used primarly in civic armoury and 
by those individuals with some distinction.

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Edouard, Sire de Bruyerecourt
bruyere at jeffnet.org
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while bad people will find a way around the laws." 
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