We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Swellengrebel:
1) The origin of the family name Swellengrebel.
2) The meaning of the family name Swellengrebel.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Swellengrebel.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Swellengrebel.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Swellengrebel:
* 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 Swellengrebel 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 Swellengrebel, 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 Swellengrebel, and origin for the family name Swellengrebel, nobiliary titles of the family name Swellengrebel and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Swellengrebel appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Swellengrebel 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 Swellengrebel alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Swellengrebel, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Swellengrebel, 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 Swellengrebel.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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
2) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.
3) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.
* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* 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.
* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.
* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.
* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.
* The family name Swellengrebel 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 Swellengrebel as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Swellengrebel
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