FAMILY GYLLENPISTOL: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gyllenpistol

Coat of arms and family crest of Gyllenpistol.

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

History and meaning for Gyllenpistol.

We know that the family name Gyllenpistol has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gyllenpistol:

1) The origin of the family name Gyllenpistol.

2) The meaning of the family name Gyllenpistol.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gyllenpistol.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gyllenpistol.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* KNIGHT: The Knight symbolizes the Nobility.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* GRAPE: The Grapes symbolizes Liberality, felicity, and peace; also, association with wine-making.

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

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