[ANSTHRLD] marshaling question.

[Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair]

My understanding is that the arms of the HEIRS are marshaled to include 
the arms of both parents, not that spouses would marshal their arms once 
married.  Keep in mind that your arms are you.  As you are a product of 
both parents, you show that by marshaling their arms (assuming you 
inherit from both of them).  Quartered arms would tend to indicate 
inheritance from four grandparents to one grandchild.

Again, this is my understanding, and I'm sure I'm missing some of the 
finer points, so someone else want to pitch in?

Donnchadh

Cisco Cividanes wrote:
> Okay...
> I know we don't register marshaled arms, and I know that it
> heraldically appropiate to marshal arms of spouces, for example as you
> are showing two differnt arms on a single shield.
>
> Here is a question that I dont know how to address.
>
> Could four people marshal their arms (quartered, more likely than not)
> to show common affiliation in single group?
>
> Ivo
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