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FAMILY ALSTEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Alsten.

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

History and meaning for Alsten.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Alsten:

1) The origin of the family name Alsten.

2) The meaning of the family name Alsten.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alsten.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alsten.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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The coat of arms, family crest, meaning, history and heraldry for Alsten appears in some or some books of the wide heraldic library of the Heraldry & Crests ( https://www.heraldrycrests.com ). In this web of the surname Alsten some of the mentioned books appear, although there are more works.There are also data of Alsten in parochial records of baptisms, marriages and deaths.

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

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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

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

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

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

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

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

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