I only had a moment to glance through them (I have to run), but it does appear that way. I have seen this kind of symbol used to mean "this is ours, we won this" but these examples don''t have that same feel to them.
There was a sort of pointed merlon in the middle east at the time, but it didn't really look the same as the Ghibelline merlons that were in northern Italy. It was a slightly a different proportion and shape, just as the ones in southern Spain were a different proportion and shape—when you see them together, you can tell the difference. I wonder if the person who drew the illustrations applied what he knew to what he had heard.
There was a sort of pointed merlon in the middle east at the time, but it didn't really look the same as the Ghibelline merlons that were in northern Italy. It was a slightly a different proportion and shape, just as the ones in southern Spain were a different proportion and shape—when you see them together, you can tell the difference. I wonder if the person who drew the illustrations applied what he knew to what he had heard.