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Heraldic Registration

So you want to register a name, device, or badge...

Getting Started

• Resources and Kingdom Decisions
  Lions Blood has posted some public resources as well as archives of decisions made at kingdom.
• The An Tir College of Heralds Education Page
  Links to lots of information about names, devices, and SCA heraldry in general.
• Argent Snail's Armory Insta-Boing Check List
  Common submissions pitfalls.
• Heraldic Myths
  Common misconceptions involving SCA Heraldry.
• An Tir Heraldic Artists Contact List
  Need someone who can draw your device or badge? Find an artist here.

Filling Out the Forms

Are you in Tir Rígh? If you live in the US, you should send to the US address (see below). If you live in Canada, go here for the Tir Rígh submissions address.
Are you in Avacal? Please consult with the College of Heralds for the Kingdom of Avacal.

Otherwise, send submissions to the Lions Blood Clerk address:
An Tir College of Heralds
PO Box 2379
Corvallis OR 97339

• Submission Forms
  Download them here!
• How to Fill Out An Tir Heraldic Submission Forms
  PRICES/FEES information found here!
  
• Branch Requirements for Heraldic Submissions
  Branches have some different rules for their submissions. Here they are.
• Documentation Standards
  How your sources should be documented on your submissions.
• Name Submission Form Checklist (pdf)
  Follow this list to make sure your name submission won't suffer the dreaded Administrative Return.
• Name Books That Do Not Require Photocopies Being Appendix H of the Administrative Handbook.
  You do not need to send photocopies of your name sources if they are included on this list. However, you still need to include the header name and page number and edition of the book in which the reference name is found.

The Submission Process (or, "Why does it take so long to find out my results?")

• Tracking Your Submission Online
  How to figure out where your submission is in the process at any given time.
• The Life of a Submission
  How submissions are processed in An Tir, each step of the way, and how long you should expect each step to take.
• How the Submissions Process Works (in An Tir)
  Another perspective on the process.
• A Guide to the Heraldic Submissions Process
  A more general version of the above information, from Laurel's web site.
• Archive of Laurel "Letters of Acceptance and Return" (LoAR)
  These are the results of the decisions made at Society-level, and also contain a lot of information about why decisions are made the way they are.