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FAMILY GRIEZKEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Griezken.

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

History and meaning for Griezken.

Griezken is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Griezken an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Griezken:

1) The origin of the family name Griezken.

2) The meaning of the family name Griezken.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Griezken.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Griezken.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Griezken 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 Griezken, 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 Griezken, and origin for the family name Griezken, nobiliary titles of the family name Griezken and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Griezken appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Griezken 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 Griezken alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Griezken, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Griezken, 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 Griezken.

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) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

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

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

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

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

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

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