Heraldry Society
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There are several heraldry
societies around the world. Some of the more notable ones include:
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
societies around the world. Some of the more notable ones include:
- The Heraldry SocietyThe Heraldry SocietyThe Heraldry Society is one of the leading organizations in the world devoted to studying heraldry. In 1947, a twenty year old John Brooke-Little founded the Society of Heraldic Antiquaries. This title was changed to The Heraldry Society in 1950. It was incorporated in 1956 and is now a registered...
- The Heraldry Society of Scotland
- The Royal Heraldry Society of Canada
- The American Heraldry Society
- The American College of Heraldry
- The Heraldry Society (New Zealand Branch)