herald
Sign in to saveAlso known as herald of arms, officer-at-arms, officer at arms
thumb|Pictures of heralds from the 14th–17th century, from Hugo Gerard Ströhl|H. Ströhl's [[Heraldischer Atlas]] thumb|English and Scottish heralds, wearing tabards, in procession during the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla (2023). ]] thumb|Herald Gelre of the Duke of Gueldres (around 1380) thumb|Bavarian herald wearing a tabard of the Coat of arms of Bavaria, around 1510. thumb|A 14th-century illustration showing an English herald approaching Scottish soldiers – an incident of the Anglo-Scottish Wars thumb|right|upright|Tabard worn by an English herald in the [[College of Arms]]
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- position
- Subclass of
- officer of arms
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- organization directed by the office or position
- Herald's Office
- Commons category
- Officers of arms
- Commons gallery
- Officers of arms
- different from
- Herold
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- English Heralds
- English Heralds of Arms in Ordinary
- English Heralds of Arms Extraordinary
- Scottish Heralds
- Scottish Heralds of Arms in Ordinary
- Scottish Heralds of Arms Extraordinary
- Canadian Heralds
- Canadian Heralds of Arms In Ordinary
- Canadian Heralds of Arms Extraordinary
- Canadian Heralds of Arms Emeritus
- Indian Empire Herald of Arms Extraordinary
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|Pictures of heralds from the 14th–17th century, from Hugo Gerard Ströhl|H. Ströhl's [[Heraldischer Atlas]] thumb|English and Scottish heralds, wearing tabards, in procession during the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla (2023). ]] thumb|Herald Gelre of the Duke of Gueldres (around 1380) thumb|Bavarian herald wearing a tabard of the Coat of arms of Bavaria, around 1510. thumb|A 14th-century illustration showing an English herald approaching Scottish soldiers – an incident of the Anglo-Scottish Wars thumb|right|upright|Tabard worn by an English herald in the [[College of Arms]]
A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “herald” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.