FAMILY SOHLEN: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sohlen

Coat of arms and family crest of Sohlen.

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

History and meaning for Sohlen.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Sohlen have been studied and on this website we put at your disposal the sources that we know exist.

Being certainly complex, sometimes, the study of the history of a surname, here we give the starting point for all those interested in knowing more about the family name Sohlen.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sohlen:

1) The origin of the family name Sohlen.

2) The meaning of the family name Sohlen.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sohlen.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sohlen.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

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:

* FIRE: The Fire is a symbol of Magnanimity, Burning and Promptness in performances or intellectual tasks.

* LANCE: The Lance represents Strength with Prudence.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* FIG: The Fig Tree or its leaves symbolize the State Benefactors.

* SEA: The Sea symbolizes a raging and wrathful spirit that does not lose, however, the limits of the obedience that it owes to its sovereign.

* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.

* ARROW: The Fess represents Readiness (for battle); if depicted with a cross, represents an affliction.

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

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

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

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Go to the main page of Heraldry & Crests | Go to the letter S index Go to the previous index of names | Go to name Sob™lle | Go to name Sohlen barons de s™hlenthal | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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