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FAMILY GORSE: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gorse.

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

History and meaning for Gorse.

Gorse 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 Gorse 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 Gorse:

1) The origin of the family name Gorse.

2) The meaning of the family name Gorse.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gorse.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gorse.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Gorse:

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heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

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

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

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

3) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* CHEVRON: The Chevron symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

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

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

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

Related Words: Gorse family crest | Origin of the name Gorse | Genealogy of the family Gorse | Heraldry of the name Gorse | Coat of arms of Gorse | Genealogy of the Gorse | Origin of the Gorse | Meaning of the name Gorse.

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

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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 Gorschen | Go to name Gorse (de la) | 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