FAMILY LUR: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Lur

Coat of arms and family crest of Lur.

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

History and meaning for Lur.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Lur:

1) The origin of the family name Lur.

2) The meaning of the family name Lur.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Lur.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Lur.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

It is known that the Lur have or have been established, among other places, in:

* The French region of Limoges.

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

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliaire du Diocèse et de la Generalite de Limoges, by L"Abbe Joseph Nadaud.

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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 Lur:

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

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

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

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

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:

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* LIZARD: The Lizard is a symbol of Fidelity and Hobby, for which it shows the man.

* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.

* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.

* MARTLET: The Martlets mean the number of defeated enemies and are the distinctive mark of the fourth son.

* HOLM: The Holm Oak is a symbol of Strong and Constant Spirit in heroic actions and courageous undertakings.

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

* PIGEON: The Pigeon is a symbol of Health; in the coat of arms it denotes Fidelity and Love. It is the emblem of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity and, as such, adorns the currency of the French Order of the Holy Spirit.

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

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

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