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FAMILY AXEL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Axel.

Genealogy of family Axel, origin of Axel, provenance of the family name Axel.

History and meaning for Axel.

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Axel.

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Axel.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Axel:

1) The origin of the family name Axel.

2) The meaning of the family name Axel.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Axel.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Axel.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Axel:

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Axel:

Name Axel

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burnt parchment for Axel name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Axel.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

Coat of arms for Axel and the history and origin for the family name Axel in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.

coat of arms sticker for Axel

Coat of arms for the name Axel in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Axel are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Axel, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Axel, and origin for the family name Axel, nobiliary titles of the family name Axel and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Axel appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Axel appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Axel alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Axel, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Axel, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Axel.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

2) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.

* RABBIT: The Rabbit symbolizes Love of letters or One who enjoys a peaceable and retired life.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* PEACOCK: The Peacock, by its head denotes Prudence; for his chest, of gold and sapphire, Loyalty, Fidelity and Zeal; in the hidden and submissive of his steps, Secret, and in the terribly out of tune voice of his singing, Terror of enemies.

* CAULDRON: The Cauldrons along with other vessels: cups, jugs and kettles, which were used to handle victuals, were formerly the Richman brand.

* The family name Axel appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

Heraldry for family name Axel as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Axel

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Axel:

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Axeisen | Go to name Axel d'axelson | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests