16-03-2026, 06:27 AM
I find the theory interesting, at least. Interesting enough to give it some thought.
The similarities are certainly not far-fetched.
However, it could of course be exactly the other way round, that the coats of arms of noble families used floral elements drawn in the stylisations typical of the time. We have very few books on plants from that period, and particularly the older ones show plant parts stylised in a similar way...
Conversely, it is also quite common to see roots depicted in the form of animals, simply to attribute a certain ‘magical’ or actual power (snakes and poison) to them.
In that respect, the similarities could quite simply be based on the general visual language of the time...
Just an idea...
The similarities are certainly not far-fetched.
However, it could of course be exactly the other way round, that the coats of arms of noble families used floral elements drawn in the stylisations typical of the time. We have very few books on plants from that period, and particularly the older ones show plant parts stylised in a similar way...
Conversely, it is also quite common to see roots depicted in the form of animals, simply to attribute a certain ‘magical’ or actual power (snakes and poison) to them.
In that respect, the similarities could quite simply be based on the general visual language of the time...
Just an idea...