FAMILY TOWER: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Tower

Coat of arms and family crest of Tower.

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

History and meaning for Tower.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Tower:

1) The origin of the family name Tower.

2) The meaning of the family name Tower.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Tower.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Tower.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Tower 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 Tower:

* 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 Tower:

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The family Tower 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 Tower 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 Tower 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) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

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:

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* IVY: The Ivy symbolizes Love Bond and also Triumph.

* borduraNOusar: La Bordura simboliza Protección, Favor y Recompensa; asimismo la cota que vestían los caballeros y que al salir de la pelea, ostentándola manchada de sangre enemiga, eran premiados con el añadido de la bordura de escudo, como insignia de Valor.

* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.

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

* NETTLE: The Nettle symbolizes Affliction.

* PALM: The Palm Tree symbolizes Victory and Triumph.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

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

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

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