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FAMILY GRALATH: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gralath.

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

History and meaning for Gralath.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gralath:

1) The origin of the family name Gralath.

2) The meaning of the family name Gralath.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gralath.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gralath.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Gralath:

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

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

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

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

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:

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

* TURTLE: The Turtle is one of the most noble figures, being a symbol of the Knight who retires late from combat, facing his enemy until the last moment, trusting in his own strength.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

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

* CRICKET: The Cricket is a symbol of the Irresolute and Inconstant Lover.

* THISTLE: The Thistle symbolizes in Heraldry a heart nobly humble, but so careful of its honor, that it defends with its sword the luster of its lineage.

* LEBREL: The Lebrels denote Burning and Courage in undertaking dangers, with such decision, that they need to contain their effort. The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

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

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

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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 Gral | Go to name Graleitner | 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