Protocol


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Awards, Regalia & Titles	Etiquette & Diplomacy	Court Heraldry
Ceremonies	Fealty	Associateships (Protégé, Apprentice, Squire, etc)
Guides for New Members	Guides for New Groups	Guides for SCA Members
Heraldic Display (Achievements, banners, etc.)	Order of Precedence	Sumptuary Laws
Perspectives on the SCA	Mottoes & Impresa	Miscellaneous Information

	Autocratting

Medieval Naming Guides by The Academy of Saint Gabriel
(A large collection of articles on names and naming practices of various cultures)

Sumptuary Laws Then and Now, There and Here by Hector of the Black Height

© 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Ron Knight
Baron Modar Neznanich, OPel, Volk Herald
e-mail: rknight@kumc.edu

Modar's Protocol Page (and sub-pages) are published by Ron Knight (known in the SCA as Modar Neznanich) for the edification of the members of the Barony of Forgotten Sea, its cantons, the Shire of Cúm an Iolair and the members of the SCA. It is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. and does not delineate S.C.A. policies. In cases of conflict with printed versions of material presented on these pages or it's links, the dispute will be decided in favor of the printed version unless otherwise indicated.
Opinions expressed are those of the authors.

Achievements: There is no SCA-wide rules on achievements. Some kingdoms have no rules governing such display. Following are links to kingdoms who have their achievement rules on-line.

	Achievements: Meridies

	Achievements: An Tir

	Achievements: Ansteorra

	Baronage

	The Role of a Baronage	by Briana Etain MacKorkhill & Modar Neznanich
	On Being a Territorial Baron or Baroness	by Katerina O’Callaghan

	Peerage

	Some Thoughts on the Qualifications for the Peerage	by Wiglaf Wilfriding
	On Ethics and the Peerage	by Ioseph of Locksley
	Being a Peer: Responsibilities	by Hirsch von Henford
	What's the best way to become a Knight?	by Vladimir Ivanovich Kurgan
	What are "Peer-like" Qualities?	by Odierne Lion
	Knightly Virtues

	Associateship (Protégé, Apprentice, Squire, etc)

	What is Expected of an Associate?	by Rosemounde of Mercia
	Protégés	(from the Lochac Pelican webpage)
	Apprentices	(from the Lochac Laurel webpage)
	Squires
	Protégés, Fealty and Ceremonies	by Modar Neznanich
	Apprentices: What is one and how to become one...	by Rhys Terafan Greydragon
	The Question of Apprentices	by Tonwen ferch Gruffudd Aur

Handing Over Offices: A Primer for SCA Officers by Nicolaa de Bracton

On Achievements of Arms and Other Things by Hector of the Black Height (Middle Kingdom)

Sumptuary Laws Then and Now, There and Here by Hector of the Black Height

Sumptuary Laws & The History of Footwear

Sumptuary Laws in Tudor England

English Sumptuary Law Chart

Banners: There is no SCA-wide rules on banners. Some kingdoms have sumptuary laws governing banners. Others do not. Following are links to kingdoms who have their sumptuary laws concerning banners on-line.

	Banner Guidelines: Meridies