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[Marc Carlson]

>From: <ravenrux at cox.net>
>That's because the rules for heraldry are rather complex; more so, it seems 
> >to me, than naming practices of a given culture (I could be wrong in some 
> >cultures--I'm hardly an onomastician).

I always thought the rules for heraldry were pretty straightforward - while 
naming practices could be pretty vague and complex, making it very easy to 
trip up what looks like a fairly straight forward process.  Don't do metal 
on metal is easy, and clearly spelled out, but where does it tell you that - 
say- Shimazu Ryobe is -possible- as a name for my 15th century 
merchant-wanderer, but it's implausible :)

M/D

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