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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]
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]
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