Linkroll Heraldic Resources
I've collected a bunch of sites that don't really fit my linkroll, but may still be of use to other heraldists. This list contains all of them in one place.
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Hubert Herald
Detailed knowledge of both historical and modern arms and emblems. Although most articles are in English, a few are in Dutch.
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WappenWiki
Lists historical shields of European states. Can be a bit historically questionable at times; but due to its distinct illustration style, it's still a great source of assets. I used to be a contributor.
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A Guide to Software for Heraldry
My guide to software for heraldry - spanning vector, raster, and specially designed programs.
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A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry
One of the main heraldic dictionaries of note; has examples for many terms used, and a "synoptical table" of categories.
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Elvin's Heraldic Dictionary
Another old heraldic dictionary, containing some interesting illustrations and antiquated terms.
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Heraldica
A very dated-looking but still comprehensive site on heraldry covering a number of topics. Of particular interest is the Heraldry by Country section.
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The Handbook to English Heraldry
A classic, but sometimes inaccurate, book by one Charles Boutell, primarily focusing on English heraldry.
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A Complete Guide to Heraldry
The definitive guide to heraldry in England, by A. C. Fox-Davies. Although it is for the most part accurate, a few of his opinions (like that on the heraldic white) are best ignored. The Art of Heraldry is a related volume that draws upon some of the same material.
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Links to Online Rolls of Arms
A list of rolls of arms available online, hosted by the Viking Answer Lady.
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Vakhushti Georgian flags collage
An image containing semi-heraldic flags collected by Georgian cartographer Prince Vakhushti.
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Heraldic Sources
A massive compendium of heraldic books organised by country, intended as the basis for an armorial project that has, as of this writing, not been started.
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Book of all Kingdoms
An interesting medieval book which contains numerous semi-heraldic banners which... are not very accurate, to say the least.
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Flags of the World
Although its main remit is flags, as the name implies, and the web design looks rather vintage, it actually contains a bunch of heraldic knowledge. Don't trust the blazons, though.
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International Heraldry
Explains the basics of international heraldry; very handy for newcomers to the field.
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European Heraldry
Displays arms of historical European states, similar to WappenWiki. Unlike WappenWiki though, the artstyle is atrocious.
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Heraldicum.ru
A Russian heraldic website. Although there is an English version available, you might be better of using Google Translate, as it's not very big.
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Postcards with coats of arms
A Polish online museum page containing a selection of historical heraldic artifacts from that country.
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Finto HERO
Operated by the Finnish government, this is an experimental relational thesaurus for heraldic terms in a vast array of languages, complete with illustrations.
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An encyclopaedic dictionary of heraldry
A more recent heraldic dictionary by noted heraldist Julian Franklin.
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Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art
Not exclusively heraldic, but still very relevant. Deals with mythological beasts of European origin.
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Vocabulaire-Atlas Héraldique
Gathers a large variety of heraldic terms and provides translations in five languages. An online version is available at Heraldica.
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Mistholme Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry
Accurately describes some obscure features, but at the cost of including some glaring mistakes and quirks of the SCA, who the book is intended for.
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Category:en:Heraldry
A listing of all heraldic terms mentioned by Wiktionary.
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The Canadian Heraldic Dictionary
In the heraldic world, Canada is famous for its unusual, controversial, and creative designs. This dictionary collects many of them.
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Book of Traceable Heraldic Art
A compendium of free-to-use heraldic images from a variety of sources. The Viking Answer Lady hosts a similar page of her own images.
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DrawShield
An online application that allows you to create designs based on heraldic language. Although not all-encompassing, it allows a surprisingly wide range of possibilities, and the site also hosts a wide array of related resources, including a gallery, heraldic tutorial, and some heraldic dictionaries.
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Portal:Heraldry/Web resources
Wikipedia's list of external heraldic resources, including heraldic authorities in some countries.
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Chivalric & Heraldic Terminology
The misspelling of the URL (chivarlic) isn't indicative of the quality of the content: it contains quite a few rare terms that are difficult to find elsewhere.
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Official Blazons Wiki
Official descriptions of national (and some regional) coats of arms and emblems.
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Escutcheons of Science
Arms of notable scientists, explorers, and industrialists, maintained by French engineer Dr. Gerard P. Michon.
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Arkiv Jan Raneke
A detailed Swedish classification of European noble coats of arms with charming hand-drawn art.
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Stemmatographia
An armorial combining fictional and historic arms that is influential in the Balkan region.
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Heraldry of the World
Not only a great reference for civic and regional arms, but also a veritable collection of historic artifacts.
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Europeana Heraldica
The Finnish state records of arms relating to that country's history.
