FAMILY RENSEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Rensen

Coat of arms and family crest of Rensen.

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

History and meaning for Rensen.

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

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

The surname Rensen is surely of SCANDINAVIAN origin, patronymic of the proper name of Ren, since the ending SEN means SON OF.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Rensen:

1) The origin of the family name Rensen.

2) The meaning of the family name Rensen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Rensen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Rensen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* TRIANGLE: The Triangle symbolizes Divine Equality and Perfection.

* WOLVES: The Wolves are 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.

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* 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.

* bandaNOusar: La Banda es símbolo del tahalí, con que los Caballeros sujetaban su espada y también de la banda de color que usaban sobre su armadura los Generales y Capitanes.

* SPARROWHAWK: The Sparrowhawk is a symbol of Cunning.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Rens | Go to name Rensen | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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