Post Your Granted, Assumed or Desired Arms

[Cygnus]

Just out of curiosity who do you plan on petitioning your arms from? I'm just starting to understand the world of heraldry but still pretty clueless. Thanks.

There are a number of routes; many people will assume their own arms and register them with a group or society that records them (such as the American College of Heraldry).

Others (myself included) feel that grants of arms from an officially recognized government authority carry more weight. In the case of those who bear the surname of a Scottish ancestor, are descended from a Scot who had is own arms and bear his/her surname, or who are Scottish citizens, the Court of the Lord Lyon is the place to petition such a grant.

If you're interested in the processes associated with making such a petition, the Society of Scottish Armigers have an unbelievably helpful page with links to some very informative PDFs.

[Woot22]

There are a number of routes; many people will assume their own arms and register them with a group or society that records them (such as the American College of Heraldry).

Others (myself included) feel that grants of arms from an officially recognized government authority carry more weight. In the case of those who bear the surname of a Scottish ancestor, are descended from a Scot who had is own arms and bear his/her surname, or who are Scottish citizens, the Court of the Lord Lyon is the place to petition such a grant.

If you're interested in the processes associated with making such a petition, the Society of Scottish Armigers have an unbelievably helpful page with links to some very informative PDFs.

Awesome, thanks for the info.