Meridies Heraldry
Page updated:
04 Feb 2010
 
 

Welcome!

We hope you enjoy your visit to the online home of the College of Heralds in the Kingdom of Meridies.

 

NEWS

The new handbook is now available on this site.

 

 

 

Master Alexander Ravenscroft

Beacon Principal Herald • email

 

 

Seigneur Ýves de Fortanier

Arbor Pursuivant (Heraldry Web Deputy) • email

Table of Contents

Links to external sites

 

 

  • Yahoo Group: meridies-heralds ... a moderated discussion list for SCA heraldry in Meridies; heralds in Meridies and other kingdoms discuss and check for conflicts on heraldic submissions and talk about heraldry and other topics; this is the primary computer-based tool that heralds in Meridies use to communicate with each other; this is also Beacon's primary tool for communicating with the heralds in the kingdom
  • Meridies Order of Precedence ... the awards database that Beacon administers and the Clerk of Precedence maintains; for information about awards and their precedence specific to Meridies, see Kingdom Law or Mistress Jessa's page for Meridies
  • Parchment Pursuivant's Site ... "the website for the production of Scrolls within the Kingdom of Meridies" – authored by a former Parchment officer, now-Maestra Serena da Riva, the site has advice, examples, handouts, and MANY links for calligraphers and illuminators
  • Bagatelle Pursuivant's Site ... features current need status for kingdom regalia, photo gallery, and instructions for making regalia; moved to a separate site as of 19 Feb 2009
  • Award Recommendation Form ... also linked from the Kingdom Web site, the page has a form that you can use to nominate someone as a candidate to receive an award from the Crown of Meridies

Some of the content on the sites above will be migrated to this site over time.

 

Pages on this site

As more pages are officially launched, they'll be linked from this page.

 

  • Oath ... The text for the oath of fealty for all of the populace and the text for the sword oath for Crown List entrants.
  • Education ... The page for the Lantern Herald.
  • Heralds for Hire ... The page for the Candle Pursuivant.
  • Lists and Tournaments ... The page for the Trumpet Herald.
  • Scrolls ... For now, visit the site for the Parchment Pursuivant described above.
  • Submissions ... Advice and instructions for local heralds in Meridies on how to process submissions of names, devices, and badges for their clients. The main page for the Pennon Herald and the Cypher Pursuivant. Mailing address corrected: 12 Jan 2010.
  • Information for Local Heralds ... Beacon's expectations, the Mentor program, and links to the new handbook and submission forms for names, devices, and badges. Handbook added: 04 Feb 2010.
  • Lantern's List of Links ... Originally compiled by Master Cuhelyn, this is a collection of links to Web sites considered useful for SCA heralds.
  • Information on Members of Beacon's Staff ... A summary of who's who, their job responsibilities, when they took office, and designated successors.
  • Articles ... Someday there may be a showcase here for the writings of past and present heralds of Meridies on topics of heraldry.