FAMILY ALTTORF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Alttorf

Coat of arms and family crest of Alttorf.

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

History and meaning for Alttorf.

We know that the family name Alttorf has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

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 Alttorf:

1) The origin of the family name Alttorf.

2) The meaning of the family name Alttorf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Alttorf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Alttorf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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

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

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:

* 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.

* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.

* RIVER: The River symbolizes, due to its condition of increasing its flow as it advances, the Knight who leaves his house with a desire to advance and returns to it enriched with Erudition and Fortune.

* HAND: The Hand symbolizes Open Generosity; if it is closed, Strength, and linked with another, Friendship.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* BEAR: The Bear is a symbol of Strength and skill in handling weapons against the enemy, achieving Victory.

* STICK: The Stick symbolizes military command.

* DRAGANTE: Los Dragantes simbolizan el Cuidado y Vigilancia más exquisitos.

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

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