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FAMILY LANGDON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Langdon.

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

History and meaning for Langdon.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Langdon:

1) The origin of the family name Langdon.

2) The meaning of the family name Langdon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Langdon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Langdon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Langdon 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 Langdon:

* 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 Langdon:

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

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Coat of arms for the name Langdon in sticker, and its history in other document. Or stickers of what you want, personalized.

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

2) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* 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.

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

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* PORCUPINE: The Porcupine is a symbol of Strength against danger, because it closes in on itself and defends itself with its own weapons (quills).

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

* FUSIL: The Fusil is a symbol of Righteousness, Prudence and Equity and of the conveniences achieved through these virtues; it serves as a hieroglyph for those who gathered many goods using lawful and upright means.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter L index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Langdole | Go to name Langdon | 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