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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>A '''herald''' is an officer responsible for conducting [[court]]; helping members register names, arms and badges; and assisting with questions of [[protocol]]. All heraldic officers are members of the [[College of Heralds]].<br />
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In technical terms, a herald is any ''senior heraldic officer'' holding a [[heraldic title|title]] (such as the [[region]]al or [[Shield Herald|shield heralds]]) as appointed by the chief heraldic officer of the kingdom, the [[Dragon Herald|Dragon Principal Herald]]. A person with the rank of herald, but without any specific title is considered a [[Herald-at-Large]]. The rank of [[Herald Extraordinary]] is an honor that can be bestowed upon a herald by the Principal Herald of a Kingdom for service to the Kingdom College of Heralds or by the Laurel King of Arms for service to the Society College of Arms. A [[Herald Extraordinary]] can register their own personal heraldic title. <br />
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A ''junior heraldic officer'' is known as a [[Pursuivant|pursuivant]]. A pursuivant serving as officer to a [[barony]], [[shire]] or [[canton]] is known as ''Group Name'' Pursuivant (for example, [[Stormvale]] Pursuivant). Other pursuivants may have unique titles, such as [[Opinicus Pursuivant]]. A pursuivant in any other category is known as a [[Pursuivant-at-Large]]. <br />
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In general parlance, the term '''herald''' may refer to any [[heraldic]] officer, despite the technical distinctions noted above. It is not uncommon to hear heralds referred to as one of three types:<br />
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*''field heralds'' - Individuals who make vocal announcements at events. In the Middle Kingdom field heralds traditionally start announcements with a cry of [[Oyez]]! to get the attention of the populace. <br />
*''book heralds'' - Individuals specifically involved in only the research and submission portions of heraldic arts and who provide no announcement services to the populace.<br />
*''sign heralds'' - Individuals who provide sign language interpretation of event happenings (typically courts) for the deaf and hard of hearing.<br />
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==Titled Heralds and Pursuivants of the Middle Kingdom==<br />
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'''Regional Heralds'''<br />
*[[Fenris Herald]]<br />
*[[Constellation Herald]]<br />
*[[Lincoln Herald]]<br />
*[[Oaken Herald]]<br />
*[[Aethon Herald]]<br />
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'''Shield Heralds''' <br />
*[[Aegis Herald]]<br />
*[[Buckler Herald]] (Heraldic Education)<br />
*[[Escutcheon Herald]] (Internal Submissions)<br />
*[[Talvas Herald]]<br />
*[[Targe Herald]] (Heraldic Education)<br />
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'''Additional Titled Heralds and Pursuivants''' <br />
*[[Acanthus Pursuivant]]<br />
*[[Clerk of Precedence]]<br />
*[[Incunabula Pursuivant]] (Opinicus Pursuivant Deputy)<br />
*[[Meadows Herald]] (Field/Crown Tourney Heraldry)<br />
*[[Minister of Protocol]]<br />
*[[Midlands Herald]] (special projects)<br />
*[[Opinicus Pursuivant]] (Rouge Scarpe Notification Deputy)<br />
*[[Pale Herald]] (Court Organization)<br />
*[[Rouge Scarpe Herald]] (External Submissions)<br />
*[[Thuban Herald]] (Sign Herald Coordinator)<br />
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==See Also==<br />
See also [[heraldic title]] and [[tabard|heraldic tabard]].<br />
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[[Category:Officers]]<br />
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