The Red Thread Genealogy for the Lost Tribes of Israel


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Origin: Irish Coat of Arms: Green with a gold lion and three gold stars at the top. Crest: A hand with a sword on which there are three heads. Motto: Conlan-a-bu. Motto Translated: Conlan forever. Name Variations: Moore, More, Mohr, Moor
"HEAD: (Saxons, Saracens, Turks, Moors, Blackamoors, Savages, Maidens, Infants etc.). A human head stands for honour, there are many variations; a Saracen's head represents a Bedouin tribe from Sinai, the term was more generally applied to Arabs and Muslims during the Crusades and may denote one who fought in the Crusades against this tribe. A Saxon on the other hand was a member of a West Germanic tribal group that inhabited northern Germany and invaded Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries A.D. with the Angles and Jutes, and the head may symbolize some great battle against them. In the Middle Ages, the Europeans called all Mahometans (Muslims) Moors, in the same manner as the eastern nations called all inhabitants of Europe Franks." [source: ARMORIAL GOULD SYMBOLISM LIBRARY] Moor's Head. Black's head, African or Negro's head are all drawn alike in Heraldry. MOHR ('Moor' is an early English term for negro, and perhaps points to the first black people to be seen in England as coming from or through Morocco.

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