tabards
Sleeveless heraldic overgarments
A tabard is a sleeveless outer garment, open at the sides, typically worn over armor by medieval knights.
The tabard displayed the wearer's coat of arms, identifying them in battle or tournament.
Today tabards appear mainly at historical reenactments or as ceremonial dress for heralds: The herald wore a tabard emblazoned with the royal arms.
Shield bearing heraldry
- crestHighest point or tuft
- blazonHeraldic shield notation
- armorialOf hereditary emblems
- heraldOfficial news announcer
charge · field · tincture · argent · sable · azure · vert · surcoat
Lacking arm coverings
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- surcoatSleeveless outer tunic
- overgarmentClothing worn externally
- clothWoven or knit material
emblazoned · front · back · belted · poncho · smock · jerkin · apron
Formal moving line
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- vestmentCeremonial religious garment
- liturgyFormal worship structure
investiture · robes · ceremony · ritual · coronation · enthronement · inauguration · herald
escutcheon
Shield bearing heraldry
herald · charge · field · tincture · argent · sable · azure · vert · surcoat · device
sleeveless
Lacking arm coverings
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- surcoatSleeveless outer tunic
- overgarmentClothing worn externally
cloth · emblazoned · front · back · belted · poncho · smock · jerkin · apron · vest
procession
Formal moving line
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- vestmentCeremonial religious garment
liturgy · investiture · robes · ceremony · ritual · coronation · enthronement · inauguration · herald · fanfare
knight
Honored mounted soldier
jousting · tournament · squire · chivalry · castle · heraldry · reenactment · faire · costume · historical
- chivalryknighthood, knights, chivalry, medieval knights, honor
- Medieval Joustingjousting, knights, armor, lances, horses
- LARPgarb, NPC, NPCs, player character, player characters
- LARP gearfoam swords, bracers, tunics, staffs, wands
- heraldrycoat of arms, coats of arms, crest, crests, arms