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[[File:Kingdevice.gif|thumb|Arms of An Tir, current.]] | [[File:Kingdevice.gif|thumb|Arms of An Tir, current.]] | ||
The Arms of An Tir were registered to Laurel: December, 1981, the month before the Principality of An Tir became the Kingdom of An Tir. | The Arms of An Tir were registered to Laurel: December, 1981, the month before the Principality of An Tir became the Kingdom of An Tir. Registration is attributed to Torric in Bjorn.<sup>1</sup> | ||
Blazon according to the An Tir Roll of Arms [2025]: Checky Or and argent, a lion rampant tail forked and nowed sable, crowned gules, grasping in dexter forepaw a laurel wreath bendwise vert. | Blazon according to the An Tir Roll of Arms [2025]: Checky Or and argent, a lion rampant tail forked and nowed sable, crowned gules, grasping in dexter forepaw a laurel wreath bendwise vert. | ||
[[File: | An Tir became a Principality in 1973. | ||
The use of “Black Lion Herald” for An Tir’s primary herald, appears to begin about 1974, with Robert of Winchester being appointed as the first “Acting Black Lion Herald.”<sup>2</sup> | |||
Robert of Winchester served at various times as Black Lion Herald from 1974-1976. | |||
[[File:CoronationTheodulf3.jpg|thumb|right|An Tir Banner behind Prince Theodulf and Princess Anne, September 1976.]] | |||
The first known photograph of the Banner of An Tir displaying the Arms is from the An Tir Principality Coronation in September 1976 at Ravenna Park in Seattle. | |||
According to Theodulf of Borogrove: | According to Theodulf of Borogrove: | ||
“I don’t know the full story of the creation of these arms, but believe they were the work of Robert of Winchester. He was a good designer who I met in art school and who first told me about the SCA. I remember him telling me the arms that were submitted, and which were the ones I saw in his renderings was blazoned as “Checky of 20 Or and argent, a lion rampant tail . . .” If you’re not a herald, what this means is that the gold (Or) and silver (argent) checkerboard background (field) is a total of 20 squares, conveniently rendered as four squares horizontally and five squares vertically (and for those of us who were fastidious about design) on a heater shaped in such a fashion that at least a little bit of all the squares are visible. It was an elegant design. | “I don’t know the full story of the creation of these arms, but believe they were the work of Robert of Winchester. He was a good designer who I met in art school and who first told me about the SCA. I remember him telling me the arms that were submitted, and which were the ones I saw in his renderings was blazoned as “Checky of 20 Or and argent, a lion rampant tail . . .” If you’re not a herald, what this means is that the gold (Or) and silver (argent) checkerboard background (field) is a total of 20 squares, conveniently rendered as four squares horizontally and five squares vertically (and for those of us who were fastidious about design) on a heater shaped in such a fashion that at least a little bit of all the squares are visible. It was an elegant design. | ||
“I don’t know when or why this detail disappeared, but I suspect the College of Heralds in the West thought this was too fine a detail to foist upon folks. (In retrospect I wonder if Robert made it up to justify his design.) It would certainly have been tough to explain what this means to the scribes who would have to render it.”<sup> | “I don’t know when or why this detail disappeared, but I suspect the College of Heralds in the West thought this was too fine a detail to foist upon folks. (In retrospect I wonder if Robert made it up to justify his design.) It would certainly have been tough to explain what this means to the scribes who would have to render it.”<sup>3</sup> | ||
The use of | The first use of the An Tir Arms in print appears to be in The Crier for July 1977. There is was used along with the arms of Prince [[Edward Zifran of Gendy]] below the first printing of the Laws of An Tir. | ||
[[File:PrincipalityCharter.jpg|thumb|Early use of An Tir’s Arms on the second Principality Charter from 1977. Note that the checks field is 7 by 7.]] | |||
For the August Coronation Festival in August 1977, there was a contest for “Illumination: An illuminated alphabet suitable for use in YE CRIER. Entries must be in black and white and approximately 1 inch by 1 1/2 inch square (per letter one assumes). A prize will be awarded and the winner(s) used in YE CRIER. Sponsored by Mistress Maele.”</sup>4</sup> | |||
==Citations== | |||
<sup>1</sup>Email from Theodulf to Richard Fitzalan, 3 May 2025. | <sup>1</sup>An Tir Roll of Arms [2025]: [https://rollofarms.antirheralds.org/display.php?id=36 An Tir Roll of Arms] | ||
<sup>2</sup>''The Crier'' July 1974, page [3]. | |||
<sup>3</sup>Email from Theodulf to Richard Fitzalan, 3 May 2025. | |||
<sup>4</sup>''The Crier'' August 1977, page 9. | |||
==Alphabet Capitals== | ==Alphabet Capitals== | ||
These amazing illuminated capitals were drawn by Janet of Arden used in ''The Criers'' from the 1970s. | These amazing illuminated capitals were drawn by Janet of Arden used in ''The Criers'' from the 1970s. | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 4 May 2025
The arms of An Tir
The Arms of An Tir were registered to Laurel: December, 1981, the month before the Principality of An Tir became the Kingdom of An Tir. Registration is attributed to Torric in Bjorn.1
Blazon according to the An Tir Roll of Arms [2025]: Checky Or and argent, a lion rampant tail forked and nowed sable, crowned gules, grasping in dexter forepaw a laurel wreath bendwise vert.
An Tir became a Principality in 1973.
The use of “Black Lion Herald” for An Tir’s primary herald, appears to begin about 1974, with Robert of Winchester being appointed as the first “Acting Black Lion Herald.”2
Robert of Winchester served at various times as Black Lion Herald from 1974-1976.
The first known photograph of the Banner of An Tir displaying the Arms is from the An Tir Principality Coronation in September 1976 at Ravenna Park in Seattle.
According to Theodulf of Borogrove:
“I don’t know the full story of the creation of these arms, but believe they were the work of Robert of Winchester. He was a good designer who I met in art school and who first told me about the SCA. I remember him telling me the arms that were submitted, and which were the ones I saw in his renderings was blazoned as “Checky of 20 Or and argent, a lion rampant tail . . .” If you’re not a herald, what this means is that the gold (Or) and silver (argent) checkerboard background (field) is a total of 20 squares, conveniently rendered as four squares horizontally and five squares vertically (and for those of us who were fastidious about design) on a heater shaped in such a fashion that at least a little bit of all the squares are visible. It was an elegant design.
“I don’t know when or why this detail disappeared, but I suspect the College of Heralds in the West thought this was too fine a detail to foist upon folks. (In retrospect I wonder if Robert made it up to justify his design.) It would certainly have been tough to explain what this means to the scribes who would have to render it.”3
The first use of the An Tir Arms in print appears to be in The Crier for July 1977. There is was used along with the arms of Prince Edward Zifran of Gendy below the first printing of the Laws of An Tir.
For the August Coronation Festival in August 1977, there was a contest for “Illumination: An illuminated alphabet suitable for use in YE CRIER. Entries must be in black and white and approximately 1 inch by 1 1/2 inch square (per letter one assumes). A prize will be awarded and the winner(s) used in YE CRIER. Sponsored by Mistress Maele.”4
Citations
1An Tir Roll of Arms [2025]: An Tir Roll of Arms 2The Crier July 1974, page [3]. 3Email from Theodulf to Richard Fitzalan, 3 May 2025. 4The Crier August 1977, page 9.
Alphabet Capitals
These amazing illuminated capitals were drawn by Janet of Arden used in The Criers from the 1970s.