[Artemisia] field heraldry competition

[Cat]

While I can understand using a movie with showy field heraldry as a  
model for spiff field heraldry, however that Hollywood mangled it,  
pray give me a moment to respectfully point out that there is no  
substitute for the real thing, i.e. the period practice of heraldry  
for the lists.

There are many references on medieval tournaments but unfortunately  
many of them are either obscure, out-of-print or in languages other  
than English.  As a hard core Pas d'Armes junkie, I've read many of  
the relevant references and somewhere have a file folder full of  
copied pages on the subject.  But this helps no one!

BUT WAIT...!

I have recently discovered that one of the best period references to  
medieval tournaments is now available in English translation and is  
online, courtesy of Princeton University.  There are sections that  
describe the actual words recommended to heralds to use upon the  
field during the various parts of the tourney.  The form and  
substance of these are easily adaptable to SCA usage in the lists.  I  
give you here the following URL in hopes that all aspiring field  
heralds might read and study this tome, King Rene's Tournament Book,  
in hopes that it may add to the period feel and flair of the upcoming  
field heraldry competition.

http://www.princeton.edu/~ezb/rene/renehome.html

ttfn
Therasia
old used herald & Pas junkie