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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] Moors heads on coats of arms and heraldry are primarily a reference to military orders and affiliations stemming from the medieval reconquista. Not only does it represent actual military victories but also does represent the assimilation of knowledge and bloodlines from East to West during this era. There are books and documents that do identify those noble families with bloodlines from "Moors" but not all of these are from Muslims. Some of it came from Christian soldiers like St Maurice in the Roman army, other African conscripts in Roman service and the large number of African Christians who fled the Islamic spread in North Africa and went to Europe. So it isn't a simple either/or scenario and has to be put in historical conquest based on the actual crest and historic usage. IE. The flag of aragon is based on actual military victories, but we also know that these military expeditions also involved folks like El Cid who were known for switching sides, which means that not only did Europeans do it, but so did Africans, Syrians, Arabs and other non Europeans among the Islamic state. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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