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<p>[QUOTE="+VGO.DVCKS, post: 7972374, member: 110504"]Sorry to sound trite, [USER=84905]@Tejas[/USER], but that's a very good question! As early as the 13th century, heraldry was still actively evolving. Not only were there regional differences; within a given context, the rules weren't necessarily perfectly conconsistent. In England, later on, a whole series of specific 'marks of cadency' were adopted, for instance, for #2 son, #3, and so forth. I'm guessing that in England and Scotland, the simple reversal of tinctures was the opening move in the development.</p><p>...And thanks for changing the subject from the computer wars!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="+VGO.DVCKS, post: 7972374, member: 110504"]Sorry to sound trite, [USER=84905]@Tejas[/USER], but that's a very good question! As early as the 13th century, heraldry was still actively evolving. Not only were there regional differences; within a given context, the rules weren't necessarily perfectly conconsistent. In England, later on, a whole series of specific 'marks of cadency' were adopted, for instance, for #2 son, #3, and so forth. I'm guessing that in England and Scotland, the simple reversal of tinctures was the opening move in the development. ...And thanks for changing the subject from the computer wars!!![/QUOTE]
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