Note 2 — Chapter I · Of King Jayme I. of Aragon and how he resolved to conquer Majorca and drive out the Moors

The Teutonic word Rik signified valiant or powerful, not rich in our sense. It was a frequent ending to names, as Theodoric, Alaric. The Ricos Hombres of Aragon bore a caldron on their arms, as a sign that they could maintain many men in the field, and they used a señera, or banner. These were ‘Ricos Hombres do Señera.’ There were also nine families of ‘Ricos Hombres’ ‘le naturaleza,’ nobles before the Moors came. These were Cornelas, Lunas, Azagras, Forcas, Urreas, Alagones, Romeos, Entenzas, Lizanas. Several Castilian nobles, especially the Dukes of Medina Sidonia, also bore caldrons on their arms.