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FAMILY SWINDEREN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Coat of arms and family crest of Swinderen.

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

History and meaning for Swinderen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Swinderen:

1) The origin of the family name Swinderen.

2) The meaning of the family name Swinderen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Swinderen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Swinderen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

3) AZURE: Blue color that symbolizes Justice, Zeal, Truth, Loyalty, Charity and Beauty.

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

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* LION: The Lion symbolizes the Generously Warrior Spirit, adorned with the qualities of Vigilance, Dominion, Sovereignty, Majesty and Bravery.

* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.

* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

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

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

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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 Swinden | Go to name Swindley | 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