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FAMILY GRANSUM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Gransum.

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

History and meaning for Gransum.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gransum:

1) The origin of the family name Gransum.

2) The meaning of the family name Gransum.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gransum.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gransum.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Gransum 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 Gransum:

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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

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

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

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

* SWAN: The Swan, by the tradition that he sings sweetly when he is about to die, means Ancient Nobility, without stain of any kind, who dies courageously executing glorious undertakings.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is a symbol of a Constant Heart that suffers the calamities of war and siege with generous spirit; but when the time comes to fight in the open field, he fiercely fights, without giving his enemy a barracks.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* GOAT: The Goat symbolizes one who wins through politics rather than war.

* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.

* 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.

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

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

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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 Gransoni | Go to name Grant | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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