FAMILY ARMANDS (DES): COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Armands (des)

Coat of arms and family crest of Armands (des).

Genealogy of family Armands (des), origin of Armands (des), provenance of the family name Armands (des).

History and meaning for Armands (des).

On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Armands (des).

The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Armands (des).

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Armands (des):

1) The origin of the family name Armands (des).

2) The meaning of the family name Armands (des).

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Armands (des).

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Armands (des).

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Armands (des):

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

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

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

3) SABLE: Black color that symbolizes Prudence, Sadness, Rigor, Honesty and Obedience.

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

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

* ROUNDLE: The Roundles symbolize the bucklers that the soldiers carried as a defensive weapon.

* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* 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.

* TOWER: The Tower represents the Generosity with which the Knight offers himself at the service of his Country and his King.

* 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.

* 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.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

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

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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Armands (des):

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter A index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Armando | Go to name Armandurua | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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