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FAMILY AMSDON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Amsdon.

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

History and meaning for Amsdon.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Amsdon:

1) The origin of the family name Amsdon.

2) The meaning of the family name Amsdon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Amsdon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Amsdon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Amsdon have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Amsdon:

Name Amsdon

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

coat of arms sticker for Amsdon

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

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The family Amsdon appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Amsdon and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Amsdon is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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

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

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

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

* SALTIRE: The Saltire symbolizes the Banner or script of the leader undefeated in combat.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

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

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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 Amsden | Go to name Amsheim | 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