FAMILY BASSENDEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Bassenden

Coat of arms and family crest of Bassenden.

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

History and meaning for Bassenden.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Bassenden:

1) The origin of the family name Bassenden.

2) The meaning of the family name Bassenden.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Bassenden.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Bassenden.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Bassenden 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 Bassenden:

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

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

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:

* STAR: The Stars symbolize Constancy in the service to the Sovereign in the jobs of Minister or Counselor.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* 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.

* WOLF: The Wolf is 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.

* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.

* The family name Bassenden 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/

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