FAMILY SELLON: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Sellon

Coat of arms and family crest of Sellon.

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

History and meaning for Sellon.

The heraldry and the history of the family name Sellon 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 Sellon.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Sellon:

1) The origin of the family name Sellon.

2) The meaning of the family name Sellon.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Sellon.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Sellon.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

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

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

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

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) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.

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

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

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

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* SHELL: The Shell symbolizes the Knight who marches to the borders of his states to widen them by fighting; it is also a symbol of Pilgrim.

* BEZANT: The Bezants, due to its oriental significance, was adopted by most of the Knights who took part in the expedition to the Holy Land.

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

* GRIFFIN: The Griffin, half eagle and half lion, is an emblem of Ingenuity and Greatness.

* BRIDGE: The Bridge symbolizes Alliance and Union.

* ROSE: The Roses are an emblem of Beauty, of the Immaculate Honor, of the Nobility, of the recognized Merit and symbolize Constancy against depletions of fortune and Fierce Push to avenge the offenses that affect the trunk of their lineage.

* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.

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

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

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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 Sello | Go to name Sellos | Heraldry in Spanish Gabinete Heraldico

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