Devices and Badges

Devices and Badges are two pieces of heraldry that can be passed within the SCA.

What's the difference?

A DEVICE, or your Arms, is the heraldry that represents you as a person. It's what you put on garb, your shield when you go off into battle, onto banners, and more. It represents YOU.

A BADGE is the heraldry that represents what belongs to you. It can be used as a favor that is given to those that fight for them in battle, or is put onto boxes, mugs, etc. It represents YOURS.

These two pictures here are of a Device and a Badge I just got submitted for a client. Notice that the two aren't exactly the same, but are similar. When they are fully registered, she will be able to use these two pictures for a multitude of things that both represent herself and what's hers.

You can learn more about various elements of Heraldry at http://heraldry.sca.org/!