Fwd: [MR] Roman Numerals

[Joshua Thomas]

XL is most appropriate. 
 IV which means four which denotes the number before the change in digit to 
the V by putting the previous digit used the I before the V. This is the 
same mechanic used for fourty or XL. L means fifty and as many know the X 
represents ten. Thus since L is movement to the use of a new digit the 'L' 
we represent forty thusly. 

Thus using the roman numeral rules XXXX is technically wrong. But is 
logically correct. If you were not aware L existed you would logically use 
XXXX. The originial purpose for this was a notation that used less 
charecters in a logical fashion. If you look at A&S year listings in our 
Scribe Handbook it list AS 40 as XL. Thus I chalk up this misprint as a typo 
of very busy chronicler.

Lord Tristan