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FAMILY GRIMSTEED: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Grimsteed.

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

History and meaning for Grimsteed.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Grimsteed:

1) The origin of the family name Grimsteed.

2) The meaning of the family name Grimsteed.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Grimsteed.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Grimsteed.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Grimsteed 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 Grimsteed:

* 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 Grimsteed:

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The family Grimsteed 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 Grimsteed 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 Grimsteed 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) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* 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.

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* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

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

* HAWK: The Hawk symbolizes Noble and Strong chest in companies of honor, which fails to achieve them faints of shame.

* 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.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter G index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Grimsted | Go to name Grimston | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

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