A Tapestry of Honour

THE SHORT VERSION

Knightly heraldry records far more than a household’s preferred colours. This illustrated primer explains how the Code Chivalric makes crests, pennants, rank stripes and campaign badges a public statement of ancestry, allegiance and individual achievement, then compares Imperial, Mechanicus and Freeblade conventions. House Terryn and House Taranis demonstrate how historical victories and changes of allegiance gradually transform a crest.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 523, pp. 2–13.

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