Welcome to the College of Arms of the SCA!
The College of Arms is the governing body of heralds in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a non-profit historical re-creation association.
We’ve recently updated our website — consult the site map below or contact us if you’re having trouble finding anything!
Site Map
- About Us: Learn about our leadership, history, mailing lists, and kingdom contacts.
- Registration: Rules, tools, and guides for the registration of names and armory.
- Names: Educational material regarding names, naming practices and related subjects.
- Armory: Articles and resources about coats of arms and badges that serve as visual identification.
- Protocol: Information on titles, orders, awards, and precedence.
- Voice: Articles for heralds who do courts, tournaments, or camp cries.
- Sign: Articles of relevance to heralds who sign to make events more accessible.
- KWHSS: The Known World Heraldic and Scribal Symposium promotes education, research, and community.
Registration Toolbox
- Guides: Information for submitters, as well as for heralds interesting in consulting or commenting.
- Forms & Letters: Information about the submission forms, documentation, and standard letters.
- SENA: The Standards for Evaluation of Names and Armory define our core registrability rules.
- Glossary: Defines many technical terms used in SCA heraldry and includes reference tables.
- Handbook: The Administrative Handbook for submissions procedures and heraldic officers.
- O&A: The Ordinary and Armorial, a database of all registered names and armory.
- LoARs: The Letters of Acceptance and Return record registration decisions and related policies.
- OSCAR: The Online System for Commentary And Response provides input to registration decisions.