FAMILY MORSDORF: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Morsdorf

Coat of arms and family crest of Morsdorf.

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

History and meaning for Morsdorf.

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

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

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Morsdorf:

1) The origin of the family name Morsdorf.

2) The meaning of the family name Morsdorf.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Morsdorf.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Morsdorf.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* The Netherlands, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

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

* Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique.

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The history, coat of arms (shield) and family crest for the family name Morsdorf appears in the work "Sceaux armories des Pays-Bas et des pays avoisinants, requeil historique et heraldique", which is the most complete work dedicated to the heraldry of the Netherlands with the history, meaning and description of the coats of arms and crets for family names and lineages, among which is the last name Morsdorf. It is a very rare work and many of the surnames found here do not appears in any other heraldic compilation.

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:

* FLEUR-DE-LIS: The Fleur-de-lis represents the Generous Courage that, for received grievances, repeatedly returns benefits, and is a symbol of French heraldry.

* TREE: The Tree is a symbol of Ancient and Clarified Nobility.

* ROOK: The Rooks symbolize the Captain who defends his fortress.

* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.

* 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.

* 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.

* FOUNTAIN: The Fountain is a symbol of Philanthropy and Splendidity.

* APPLE: The Apple Tree symbolizes the Watchful Heart.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter M index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Morschwein | Go to name Morse | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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