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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [QB] [IMG]http://www.ephotobay.com/image/moor-coat-of-arms-j-a-rogers-realhistoryww-com-p.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: The severed head is always a sign of defeat and became part of the crest of the crown of Aragon due to the defeats of the Moors at Valencia. Discuessed on other threads like here: http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=15;t=005374 [/QB][/QUOTE]Right, so when you see these Moor's heads in the Coat of Arms they are nameless symbols, not specific people and not, as J.A. Rogers thought , founders of European families ! So why are some European familes of white people called "Moore" ? It's like people with the surname "Black" or "Green". That doesn't always refer to skin color The Europeans didn't put actual specific people on their Coats of Arms and did not put founding members of their famliy on their coats of arms. The used heraldic symbols, often mythological or religious, mermaids, angels, etc [URL=http://www.ephotobay.com/share/picture-28-192.html] [IMG]http://www.ephotobay.com/image/picture-28-192.png[/IMG][/URL] So what happened other European familes who already had the name Moore, Mor etc picked up on this trend that begins in the 12th century as well and thought it was a clever pun on their name to use the Moor's heads in their coats of arms Again the double meaninng "Moor" or "Bog" ( dark,wet spongy ground) At the same time the Moor's head could also have another positive association layer for Europeans because it could be associated with St. Maurice a Christian soldier, martyr and saint from Africa, often depicted as very dark and is a well established motif in European art although if there is such a association it would probably be secondary. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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