Attributed arms - Revision history

Modar13 at 18:28, 24 March 2008

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			*[http://www.modaruniversity.org/Arthur.htm Arthurian Heraldry]

Simoncursitor at 08:33, 6 October 2006

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	Once [[heraldry]] became established, there was a natural desire to give it the firmest foundations possible. This was most easily achieved by back-dating the practice into antiquity. In addition, there was a natural desire to elevate forebears and the famous, and so [[herald]]s began to '''attribute arms''' to earlier worthies.		Once [[heraldry]] became established, there was a natural desire to give it the firmest foundations possible. This was most easily achieved by back-dating the practice into antiquity. In addition, there was a natural desire to elevate forebears and the famous, and so [[herald]]s began to '''attribute arms''' to earlier worthies.

	[[King Arthur]] and his [[knight]]s were an obvious subject, particularly once they became established as paragons and role-models for the [[chivalry]]; in a similar vein the earlier [[king]]s of [[England]] came in for retrospective [[arms]]-bearing.		[[King Arthur]] and his [[knight]]s were an obvious subject, particularly once they became established as paragons and role-models for the [[chivalry]]; in a similar vein the earlier [[king]]s of [[England]] came in for retrospective [[arms]]-bearing, as did the [[noble]] [[family\|families]] of [[Wales]].

	Beyond this arms were also ascribed for the worthies of history ([[Alexander the Great\|Alexander]], [[Julius Caesar\|Caesar]], [[Charlemagne]]), and then for the worthies of [[Scripture]], including Joseph of Arimathea, [[Jesus]] and his mother [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]], and even (for complicated reasons) Satan himself.		Beyond this arms were also ascribed for the worthies of history ([[Alexander the Great\|Alexander]], [[Julius Caesar\|Caesar]], [[Charlemagne]]), and then for the worthies of [[Scripture]], including Joseph of Arimathea, [[Jesus]] and his mother [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]], and even (for complicated reasons) Satan himself.

Cian at 23:08, 14 February 2006

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	Once [[heraldry]] became established, there was a natural desire to give it the firmest foundations possible. This was most easily achieved by back-dating the practice into antiquity. In addition, there was a natural desire to elevate forebears and the famous, and so ~~heralds~~ began to attribute arms to earlier worthies.		Once [[heraldry]] became established, there was a natural desire to give it the firmest foundations possible. This was most easily achieved by back-dating the practice into antiquity. In addition, there was a natural desire to elevate forebears and the famous, and so [[herald]]s began to '''attribute arms''' to earlier worthies.

	[[King Arthur]] and his [[knight]]s were an obvious subject, particularly once they became established as paragons and role-models for the [[chivalry]]; in a similar vein the earlier ~~kings~~ of [[England]] came in for retrospective arms-bearing.		[[King Arthur]] and his [[knight]]s were an obvious subject, particularly once they became established as paragons and role-models for the [[chivalry]]; in a similar vein the earlier [[king]]s of [[England]] came in for retrospective [[arms]]-bearing.

	Beyond this arms were also ascribed for the worthies of history ([[Alexander the Great\|Alexander]], [[Julius Caesar\|Caesar]], [[Charlemagne]]), and then for the worthies of [[Scripture]], including Joseph of Arimathea, [[Jesus]] and his mother [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]], and even (for complicated reasons) Satan himself.		Beyond this arms were also ascribed for the worthies of history ([[Alexander the Great\|Alexander]], [[Julius Caesar\|Caesar]], [[Charlemagne]]), and then for the worthies of [[Scripture]], including Joseph of Arimathea, [[Jesus]] and his mother [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]], and even (for complicated reasons) Satan himself.

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	Once [[heraldry]] became established, there was a natural desire to give it the firmest foundations possible. This was most easily achieved by back-dating the practice into antiquity. In addition, there was a natural desire to elevate forebears and the famous, and so heralds began to attribute arms to earlier worthies. ~~<br>~~		Once [[heraldry]] became established, there was a natural desire to give it the firmest foundations possible. This was most easily achieved by back-dating the practice into antiquity. In addition, there was a natural desire to elevate forebears and the famous, and so heralds began to attribute arms to earlier worthies.

	[[King Arthur]] and his [[knight]]s were an obvious subject, particularly once they became established as paragons and role-models for the [[chivalry]]; in a similar vein the earlier kings of [[England]] came in for retrospective arms-bearing.~~<br>~~		[[King Arthur]] and his [[knight]]s were an obvious subject, particularly once they became established as paragons and role-models for the [[chivalry]]; in a similar vein the earlier kings of [[England]] came in for retrospective arms-bearing.

	Beyond this arms were also ascribed for the worthies of history ([[Alexander the Great\|Alexander]], [[Julius Caesar\|Caesar]], [[Charlemagne]]), and then for the worthies of [[Scripture]], including Joseph of Arimathea, [[Jesus]] and his mother [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]], and even (for complicated reasons) Satan himself.		Beyond this arms were also ascribed for the worthies of history ([[Alexander the Great\|Alexander]], [[Julius Caesar\|Caesar]], [[Charlemagne]]), and then for the worthies of [[Scripture]], including Joseph of Arimathea, [[Jesus]] and his mother [[Virgin Mary\|Mary]], and even (for complicated reasons) Satan himself.

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Simoncursitor at 08:41, 14 February 2006

2006-02-14T08:41:56Z

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Once [[heraldry]] became established, there was a natural desire to give it the firmest foundations possible. This was most easily achieved by back-dating the practice into antiquity. In addition, there was a natural desire to elevate forebears and the famous, and so heralds began to attribute arms to earlier worthies. <br>
[[King Arthur]] and his [[knight]]s were an obvious subject, particularly once they became established as paragons and role-models for the [[chivalry]]; in a similar vein the earlier kings of [[England]] came in for retrospective arms-bearing.<br>
Beyond this arms were also ascribed for the worthies of history ([[Alexander the Great|Alexander]], [[Julius Caesar|Caesar]], [[Charlemagne]]), and then for the worthies of [[Scripture]], including Joseph of Arimathea, [[Jesus]] and his mother [[Virgin Mary|Mary]], and even (for complicated reasons) Satan himself.