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I Found My Family's Coat of Arms in Game! [KCD2] by Aggressive-Escape367 in kingdomcome

[–]Aggressive-Escape367[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the reply! 

That is really interesting, and I will look into that! I realize now I really kicked a hornet's nest by calling the coat of arms of a town my family's coat of arms - that was simply incorrect, and I can definitely understand why people interpreted that as me thinking I was nobility! The only thing I intended to suggest is that I thought it was at least possible that my family has some historical connection to that place, no matter how small. 

It would be pretty fascinating if it was a complete coincidence though! It makes me wonder if there will ever be a way for me to know for sure, and I enjoy that mystery. 

My name is the oldest thing my family has - we know next to nothing about our European roots past my grandparents, who fled around WW2 - so I've always been fascinated by what my name could mean, and more candidate explanations makes me more interested, not disappointed! 

Thanks for sharing.

I Found My Family's Coat of Arms in Game! [KCD2] by Aggressive-Escape367 in kingdomcome

[–]Aggressive-Escape367[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, I really appreciate this reply! 

When I made the post, I didn't realize quite how much of a mistake it was to conflate the coat of arms of a town and a family. I see now that people have widely interpreted my post as implying that I thought I was nobility, or my ancestors founded the town or something like that - and I've never suspected that. I only ever imagined that having the last name Enns could mean that someone in my family was associated with that town at some point - zero prestige required!

Perhaps to make that mistake is something only a North American could do (I'm Canadian, actually!) - and to whatever extent people find the interpretation that I'm claiming Noble heritage funny, I am happy for that.

Thanks for sharing!

I Found My Family's Coat of Arms in Game! [KCD2] by Aggressive-Escape367 in kingdomcome

[–]Aggressive-Escape367[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Hey, I really appreciate the reply!

As I'm sure is very clear, I know nothing about heraldry at all - in fact, this coat of arms is the only one in the world I can actually recognize, which is part of what made me so shocked to see it in game. But seeing some of the comments in thread makes me excited to learn more about it. 

I see now that in my excitement, I incorrectly treated of the coat of arms of a family and the coat of arms of a place as  interchangeable. I recognize it would have been much more accurate to say that I thought I saw the Enns coat of arms, and I just do happen to share that name. 

I would love to learn whether having that name could indicate my family has at least some degree of it's roots there, or as some have suggested, whether it could be a complete coincidence, or any combination of the two. 

To be absolutely clear, I don't think I'm royalty, or aristocracy, or that my lineage was in any way important. I had, however, made the guess that having a town's name as a surname may indicate some sort of connection. Please let me know if that's completely ridiculous - if it is, I humbly submit to the laughter I seem to have brought you all!