Heraldic Mantle of Giles Hill
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Medieval heralds generally worked for a single patron (which could be a monarch or other nobility, or an Order of chivalry). When speaking for the principal, the herald would wear a tabard bearing the arms of their patron, symbolizing the fact that the herald spoke not on their own behalf, but with the voice of their liege. Some heralds, however, were available to be hired to speak for anyone needing their services, and publicized this by wearing mantles bearing the arms of their various employers.
The Society's heralds will typically wear a tabard displaying the arms of the territory they serve. Occasionally a tabard bearing personal arms will be seen; this may be in tournaments of great pageantry, like Crown Tournies or pas d'armes, or a court ceremony like a coronation or elevation to the peerage. But given the expense of creating a heraldic tabard, not only in materials, but in the artisan's labor, personal heraldic tabards are quite unusual. Giles Hill has provided heraldic services to various territories and individuals during his decades of activity in Ansteorra and Caid.
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Specifications for Personal Arms on the Mantle
The (approximate) finished dimensions are 4" tall, 3.5" wide. They are canvaswork (also called tentwork and needlepoint) worked on 18 - 22 count needlepoint canvas, in cotton, linen, or silk.
Personal Arms on the Mantle
Augustine von Freiburg
Per chevron gules and checky sable and argent, a cross formy fitchy and in chief 2 card-piques Or. Sir Augustine was elevated to the Order of the Chivalry on October 6, 2007 by Drogo and Iðuna, King and Queen of Caid. On September 5, 2010 he was elevated to the Order of the Pelican by Conrad and Eleanor, King and Queen of Caid.