FAMILY RAVENS: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Ravens

Coat of arms and family crest of Ravens.

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

History and meaning for Ravens.

Ravens is a family name that we know that there is information about its heraldry, its history and its genealogy.

And here we make available to students of the family name Ravens an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Ravens:

1) The origin of the family name Ravens.

2) The meaning of the family name Ravens.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Ravens.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Ravens.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

* 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 Ravens:

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

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

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

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:

* ANJOU: The Chief of Anjou, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Welf party (derived from Welf, Duke of Bavaria) who were loyal to the Pope.

* EAGLE: The Eagle is an emblem of Generosity, Magnanimity and Bizarre spirit, that from the greatest heights does not stop monitoring the fulfillment of the least obligations of his position.

* WATER: The Water is a symbol of Enlightened Wisdom, of Virtuous Mood, and can also symbolize domain extension.

* STAG: The Stag symbolizes Effortless Courage, which draws and recovers energy even on the most adverse occasions.

* BOAR: The Boar symbolizes Dauntless and Boldness.

* 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.

* CINQUEFOIL: The Cinquefoils symbolize Hope and Joy.

* YOKE: The Yoke symbolizes Unity.

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter R index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Ravenpuhler | Go to name Ravens | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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