How do I use an Academy report to document a submission to the Society for Creative Anachronism College of Arms?
If you submit a name or arms in the SCA, you can include Academy reports in lieu of photocopies of the sources that we’ve cited. This has been approved by the current Laurel Sovereign of Arms. Print out the entire report, including the headers, URL, and date of the report. As a courtesy to the heralds who receive the letter, please highlight our references to the form of the name which is submitted. Also, be aware that our opinions are not binding, and we cannot guarantee that the College of Arms will pass a particular name or device. When preparing Letters of Intent for Laurel, submissions heralds should note that the Letters of Intent must include a summary of any Academy report used as documentation. When summarizing a report, include the report number and date, list the name or device elements and the times and places that the Academy found them used, and name the sources which the Academy used to support its conclusions. (The relevant sources can be found in the footnotes to the r
