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FAMILY SWENFORD: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Swenford.

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

History and meaning for Swenford.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Swenford:

1) The origin of the family name Swenford.

2) The meaning of the family name Swenford.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Swenford.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Swenford.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Swenford have or have been established, among other places, in:

* England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland.

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

* The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, by Sir Bernard Burke, King of Arms.

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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 Swenford:

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

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

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The family Swenford appears in the "General The Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales" written by Sir Bernard Burke appeared for the first time in the year 1842. This book contains about 60,000 names as Swenford and are the most comprehensive Collection of Arms, including the Bearings Armorial of Noblemen and Gentlemen of the British Empire, and diverse coats that were seen in churches, familiar mansions, tombs, etc. This book is very valued by who investigate on its ancestors and want to conserve their memory, by means of the history of its well-known actions and the representation of its symbols. Therefore, the name Swenford is from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or radicated in some of these countries.

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

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:

* 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.

* DRAGON: The Dragon symbolizes the most exquisite Care and Vigilance.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

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* CHEVRON: The Chevron 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.

* SCEPTER: The Scepter represents Dignity.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

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

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

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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 Swene | Go to name Swenington | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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

Origin of family name, history and coat of arms/crests