FAMILY SUNTHELM: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sunthelm

Coat of arms and family crest of Sunthelm.

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

History and meaning for Sunthelm.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sunthelm:

1) The origin of the family name Sunthelm.

2) The meaning of the family name Sunthelm.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sunthelm.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sunthelm.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

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:

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

* DOG: The Dog is a symbol of Faithful Vassal.

* CYPRESS: The Cypress symbolizes Elevated and Incorruptible Thoughts.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* CROSS: The Cross symbolizes the sword of the Knights, to whom this piece was granted when they returned from combat with their sword dyed in enemy blood. The Cross was also taken as a teaching by most of the Crusaders.

* CABRIO: The Cabrio symbolizes the boots and spurs, and for this reason it was granted as an adornment of the shield to the Knight who was wounded from the combat in his legs.

* LAMB: The Lamb symbolizes the Kings and Leaders who have to sacrifice themselves to the good and care of their subjects; also denotes in the whiteness of fleeces, Qualified Nobility.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Sunthausen | Go to name Sunye | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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