FAMILY OLDEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Olden

Coat of arms and family crest of Olden.

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

History and meaning for Olden.

Olden 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 Olden 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 Olden:

1) The origin of the family name Olden.

2) The meaning of the family name Olden.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Olden.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Olden.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) 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:

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* WHEEL: The Wheels symbolize Speed in carrying out the most arduous undertakings. They are also a symbol of Fortune, Favor and Inconstancy.

* ANCHOR: The Anchor is a symbol of Hope, it also means security and constancy, even in the greatest setbacks of fortune.

* 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.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter O index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Oldeland | Go to name Oldenaller | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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