FAMILY SOTHEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sothen

Coat of arms and family crest of Sothen.

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

History and meaning for Sothen.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sothen:

1) The origin of the family name Sothen.

2) The meaning of the family name Sothen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sothen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sothen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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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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 Sothen:

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Sothen 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 Sothen, 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 Sothen, and origin for the family name Sothen, nobiliary titles of the family name Sothen and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Sothen appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

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

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

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

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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

* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.

* TIGER: The Tiger represents Fierceness and Valour; Resentment; Dangerous if aroused.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

* PINE: The Pine, due to its elevation, is a symbol of Noble and enlightened Thoughts and due to its resinous nature, suitable for burning, of a Fiery Heart in avenging family outrages.

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

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

* HORSE: The Horse is considered the symbol of war, representing Boldness and Speed in Action.

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

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