Young herald in formal robes shown from front and back. He wears a crimson tunic over crimson skirt and tights.

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Young herald in formal robes shown from front and back. He wears a crimson tunic over crimson skirt and tights. The herald performed an important role in the tournament and also in battle, where his knowledge of heraldry could help identify knights. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796)

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