A guide through the heraldry of Par Bricole

Par Bricole is a order/society like the Free masons, but with a humorous touch hence it celebrates the memory of the famous 18:th century poet, songwriter, composer and performer.

Par Bricoles HQ are in Stockholm but have lodges in Göteborg, Malmö, Jönköping, Sundsvall, Borås and Vänersborg.

The society was founded in at the end of the 18:th centyry as a kind of Bacchanalia secret society. And from the beginning the society used heraldic shields for its members from grade 10 and up. The society still use heraldry.

At the international heraldry day 2015, Thomas Falk guided us though the heraldry of the society in Borås. Thomas Falk is the orders local herald and painter of the shields.
The society has more than 800 members in Borås alone. Almost 50 of them have a shield on the wall.

The oldest plates in Borås dates back to late 19:th century. The heraldry then was not as good as it is today, as you can see at the end of this article (I won’t even try to understand what it is).

Thank you Thomas, for an interesting and funny evening.