Words from the Weel Herald:

Greetings!

Weel Herald is the officer to contact regarding heraldic education, new herald assistance, and publications through the Outlands College of Heralds, such as the Handbook for Heraldry. If you have questions or concerns regarding these things, please feel free to contact the current Weel Herald at: weel@outlandsheralds.org

Maese Carlos Nieto de Andrade

Handbook

Please find the Sixth Edition of the Handbook for Heralds in the Outlands, published 26 March 2024.
Herald's Handbook v6
Many thanks to the contributors for their work.

Articles

Being a collection of articles full of helpful information.

• Outlands Trivia and History A.S. XXXV (by Countess Matilda Seton, Adderbolt Herald Extraordinary) PDF
• Titles vs. Forms of Address (by Countess Matilda Seton, Adderbolt Herald Extraordinary) PDF
• Resources for Ceremony Construction (by Maistre Louis-Philippe Mitouard, Catspaw Herald Extraordinary)
• On being offered a peerage in the Outlands (by Maistre Louis-Philippe Mitouard, Catspaw Herald Extraordinary)
• On Wearing Circlets in the Outlands (by Duke Artan macAilin, Black Elk Herald Extraordinary)
• What Did Heralds Wear? (by Eirìkr Mjoksiglandi Sigurdharson)
• Heralds' Staves of Office (by Dom Pedro de Alcazar)
• Modar's Heraldry site Heraldic display section (editor Baron Modar Neznanich, Volk Herald Extraordinaire)
• The fourty-dollar banner stand (by Furukusu Masahide)
• (There Must Be) Fifty Ways to Use Your Arms (by Coblaith Muimnech)
• Medieval and Renaissance Material Culture linkspage banners and flags (by Karen Larsdatter)
• On the making of a Banner stand whereby one’s arms may be properly and with great ceremony displayed for the pleasure and enjoyment of all (by Charles Oakley)
• Banner Painting (by Suvdchin Khan)
• Medieval Painted Flags -- A Study (by Rebecca Robynson) PDF

History

Being a collection of lists of positions of honor in the retinues of the Crowns of the Outlands. Information was gleaned from past issues of the Outlandish Herald. All spellings and titles (or lack thereof) are as they were listed. (Updated 21 March 2020)

• Retinue Positions Explained PDF
• Outlands King's Champions PDF
• Outlands Queen's Champions PDF
• Outlands Blue Iris Heralds PDF
• Outlands Royal Archers PDF
• Outlands Warlords PDF
• Outlands Protectors of the Queen's Heart PDF

Miscellanea

Being a collection of older but still helpful articles.

• Handbook for Heraldry, 5th Edition (Outdated)
  (PDF, Word DOC)
  The basic handbook for all heralds in the Outlands
• Guide to Submissions, 2nd Edition
  (PDF, Word DOC)
  A useful text for local heralds in the Outlands, dealing with name and device submissions
• Field Heralds Guide
  (PDF, Word DOC)
  A useful text for all field heralds in the Outlands
• Outlands Scribes Handbook (offsite)
  A useful text for scribes and in the Outlands, includes award texts
• How to be a Herald
  (PPT,PDF)
  Proceedings from StagsCon ASLII by Baron Randall Carrick