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FAMILY LEGENDORF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Legendorf.

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

History and meaning for Legendorf.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Legendorf have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Legendorf.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Legendorf:

1) The origin of the family name Legendorf.

2) The meaning of the family name Legendorf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Legendorf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Legendorf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Legendorf:

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burnt parchment for Legendorf name

Burnt Parchment with the coat of arms, origin and history for the family name Legendorf.
heraldry coats of arms on JPG and vectorial formats

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

coat of arms sticker for Legendorf

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

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

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

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) 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:

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

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

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* 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.

* HEART: The Heart is a symbol of Vigilant Vassal. In its fiery color, it demonstrates Warmth of mind and loving expression of Affection.

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

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

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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 Legem | Go to name Legendorf-mgowski | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.

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