[MR] Question about fighters & unpassed heraldry

[Rorik Fredericsson]

I've been a fighter for decades and still have one of my oldest
tabards. It is a true 'turncoat' with my personnel arms on one side
and my Clan's badge on the other. These things can last close on to
forever with even a little care.

For new fighters... or even non-fighters who want to be spiffy while
helping... I recommend using your household or locality badge. Helping
your Baron or Baroness while wearing the Baronial populous badge shows
respect and gives both you and the Barony enhanced visibility. The
Kingdom badge should be used if serving the Royalty or at
inter-Kingdom events for the same reasons as using the Baronial badge
at local events. Spiff is always welcome.

Blank shields in a single heraldic color are always correct, but boring.

Painting a shield with a design probably won't get you in trouble, but
if your design is at all close to someone's registered design you will
be asked questions. The best thing to do is... DON'T. Wait for _your_
design to go through the Heraldic submission system.

> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 9:41 AM, J. C. Smith ispán <jsmithcsa at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Good thought -- there are also a lot of badges, at least one of which (Atlantian
>> populace) will apply and can be used.  There are also baronial badges and
>> perhaps others that can be displayed.  In my household, many fighters have
>> tabards made of our household badge, for example.
>>
>> Barcsi Janos
>>
>> JEFFREY C. SMITH
>>
>> "Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be
>> brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war."  -- Thucydides
>>

Sorry for the double send Janos. I didn't notice that I wasn't sending
to the Merry Rose.


-- 
Rorik Fredericsson
Viking Warlord

"It's amazing how much 'mature wisdom' resembles being tired."