These resources address both the pomp and circumstance and the back-office record-keeping involved in awards, ceremonies, running courts, and serving as a herald.
Titles, Orders, Awards
- List of Alternate Titles as approved by the College of Arms: Equivalents of SCA titles of nobility in many languages.
- The Bestowed Peerages by Jessa d’Avondale at sca.org.
- Orders, Awards, and Honors of the Kingdoms and Principalities of the SCA by Jessa d’Avondale at sca.org. Describes the awards granted by various kingdoms, including abbreviations, tokens, and other trivia.
- Kingdom Award Recommendation Links by Tali Essen of the Isles at unicornbard.com. Includes links to each kingdom’s description of their awards, along with tools to send in award recommendations.
Precedence
- How Order of Precedence Works by Cormac Mór (2015) at poore-house.com.
Managing Courts
- Court as Theatre by Cormac Mór (2018) at poore-house.com
- Court Heraldry 101 (1hr Video) by Theodora Bryennissa, called Treannah at East Kingdom Herald University (2014). Includes sample docket and sample cue card.
- Arranging the Dais for Court by Cormac Mór (2016) at poore-house.com
Writing Ceremonies and Award Scrolls
- Creating Peerage Ceremonies (PDF) by Nicolaa de Bracton at KWHSS 2018: Discussion of the philosophy of SCA peerage ceremonies, historical background, framework/required elements, and how to research and write custom ceremonies.
- Writing Text for Award Scrolls Based on Period Sources (PDF) by THLaird Colyne Stewart at KWHSS 2015
- Late Mediaeval Oaths for Kings of Arms, Heralds, and Pursuivants by Dom Pedro de Alcazar (2004)
Heraldic Regalia
- Tabard Design and the Use of Trumpets and So, About Those Tabards…: Notes on appropriate designs for heraldic tabards from the LoAR Cover Letters of July 2019 and August 2019.
- Heraldic Batons and Maces (PDF) by Taran the Wayward at KWHSS 2017: A look at depictions of heraldic maces and batons and how to achieve the look with modern methods.
- Heralds’ Staves of Office by Dom Pedro de Alcazar (2004)
- What did Heralds Wear? by Eirìkr Mjoksiglandi Sigurdharson (2003): Review of the Historical Regalia of Officers of Arms
The Period Occupation of Heralds
- Heralds in History by Dame Zenobia Naphtali (2002)
- The Mediaeval Herald by Dom Pedro de Alcazar (2004)