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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French heraud, herald, from Frankish *heriwald-, [[literally]], leader of an armed force, from *heri- army + *wald- rule; akin to Old High German heri- army, waltan to rule
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : an official at a tournament of arms with [[duties]] including the making of announcements and the marshaling of combatants
:b : an officer with the [[status]] of [[ambassador]] acting as official messenger between [[leaders]] especially in [[war]]
:c (1) : officer of arms (2) : an officer of arms ranking above a pursuivant and below a king of arms
*2: an official crier or [[messenger]]
*3a : one that precedes or [[foreshadows]]
:b : one that conveys news or [[proclaims]] : announcer
:c : one who actively promotes or [[advocates]] : exponent
==Description==
A '''herald''', or, more correctly, a herald of arms, is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_of_Arms officer of arms], ranking between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pursuivant pursuivant] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_arms king of arms]. The title is often applied erroneously to all officers of arms.
Heralds were originally [[messengers]] sent by monarchs or noblemen to convey messages or [[proclamation]]s—in this sense being the predecessors of the modern [[diplomat]]s. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War Hundred Years' War], French heralds challenged King Henry V to fight. During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt Battle of Agincourt], the English and the French herald, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montjoie Montjoie], watched the battle together from a nearby hill; both agreed that the English were the victors, and Montjoie provided King Henry V, who thus earned the right to name the battle, with the name of the nearby castle.[1]
Like other officers of arms, a herald would often wear a surcoat, called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabard tabard], decorated with the coat of arms of his master. It was possibly due to their role in managing the tournaments of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Middle_Ages Late Middle Ages] that heralds came to be [[associated]] with the regulation of the knights' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms coats of arms]. This science of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry heraldry] became increasingly important and further regulated over the years, and in several countries around the world it is still overseen by heralds. Thus the primary job of a herald today is to be an expert in coats of arms. In the United Kingdom heralds are still called upon at times to read [[proclamation]]s publicly; for which they still wear tabards emblazoned with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom royal coat of arms].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herald]
[[Category: History]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French heraud, herald, from Frankish *heriwald-, [[literally]], leader of an armed force, from *heri- army + *wald- rule; akin to Old High German heri- army, waltan to rule
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : an official at a tournament of arms with [[duties]] including the making of announcements and the marshaling of combatants
:b : an officer with the [[status]] of [[ambassador]] acting as official messenger between [[leaders]] especially in [[war]]
:c (1) : officer of arms (2) : an officer of arms ranking above a pursuivant and below a king of arms
*2: an official crier or [[messenger]]
*3a : one that precedes or [[foreshadows]]
:b : one that conveys news or [[proclaims]] : announcer
:c : one who actively promotes or [[advocates]] : exponent
==Description==
A '''herald''', or, more correctly, a herald of arms, is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_of_Arms officer of arms], ranking between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pursuivant pursuivant] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_arms king of arms]. The title is often applied erroneously to all officers of arms.
Heralds were originally [[messengers]] sent by monarchs or noblemen to convey messages or [[proclamation]]s—in this sense being the predecessors of the modern [[diplomat]]s. In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years%27_War Hundred Years' War], French heralds challenged King Henry V to fight. During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt Battle of Agincourt], the English and the French herald, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montjoie Montjoie], watched the battle together from a nearby hill; both agreed that the English were the victors, and Montjoie provided King Henry V, who thus earned the right to name the battle, with the name of the nearby castle.[1]
Like other officers of arms, a herald would often wear a surcoat, called a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabard tabard], decorated with the coat of arms of his master. It was possibly due to their role in managing the tournaments of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Middle_Ages Late Middle Ages] that heralds came to be [[associated]] with the regulation of the knights' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms coats of arms]. This science of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraldry heraldry] became increasingly important and further regulated over the years, and in several countries around the world it is still overseen by heralds. Thus the primary job of a herald today is to be an expert in coats of arms. In the United Kingdom heralds are still called upon at times to read [[proclamation]]s publicly; for which they still wear tabards emblazoned with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom royal coat of arms].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herald]
[[Category: History]]