The surname Schwenke: heraldry, coat of arms and coat of arms

If your surname is Schwenke, surely on more than one occasion you have wondered about the heraldry of the surname Schwenke. Likewise, you might be interested if the surname Schwenke belongs to a relative of yours or someone very important to you. The heraldry of surnames is a fascinating world that still attracts a lot of attention today, and that is why more and more people are asking about the heraldry of the Schwenke surname.

The heraldry of Schwenke, a complicated topic

Sometimes it can be very confusing to try to explain how the heraldry of surnames works, however, we are going to try to explain the heraldry of the surname Schwenke in the simplest possible way. We recommend that to better understand everything we are going to tell you about the heraldry of the surname Schwenke, if you are totally unaware of how the coats of arms and heraldry came about, go to our main page and read the general explanation we give you there, that way you can better appreciate everything we have compiled about the heraldry of the surname Schwenke for you.

Coat of arms, coat of arms and heraldry of Schwenke

Similarly, and to make things easier, since we understand that most of the people looking for information about the Schwenke surname heraldry are especially interested in the coat of arms of the Schwenke surname, its composition, the meaning of its elements and if there are several coats of arms for the Schwenke surname, as well as everything that may have to do with the coat of arms of the Schwenke surname; we have taken the liberty of being flexible and using the words heraldry and coat of arms interchangeably when referring to the coat of arms of Schwenke.

Contributions to the heraldry of the surname Schwenke

We hope that the flexibility on the coat of arms of the Schwenke surname will not be taken as a lack of seriousness on our part, since we are constantly investigating to be able to offer the most rigorous information possible on the Schwenke coats of arms. However, if you have more information about the Schwenke heraldry, or you notice an error that needs to be corrected, please let us know so that we can have the biggest and best information on the net about the Schwenke coat of arms, explained in a simple and easy way.

  • Band-band - 1. Piece that is the result of the union of the band and the foot.
  • Drawbridge - 1. It is said of the bridge that carries the doors of some castles, towers.
  • face - 1. The human face of its natural color or other enamels that admits the heraldry is usually painted. It can be represented in profile or front.
  • Lesonjes - 1. Term used by some 18th century heraldists to describe Losanje or Losanjeado.
  • Linked - 1. The pieces surrounded or spiral hugging with others. 2. The hands linked to each other. 3. It is also said of the quadruped to another. (V. acolado).
  • Merleted - 1. Figure or piece that is represented with battlements. (V. Almenado).
  • Nebulated - 1. Piece whose undulating profiles forming a concave surface in the form of cloud. There is normal or small nebulous and the elongated mist (Italian type). 2. It is said of the shield partition with a cloud -shaped dividing line. 3. Divide piece
  • oars - 1. Naval rig. The oars will be represented with the shovel looking towards the head of the shield or located as a complement in a boat.
  • Orders - 1. Term used to designate the number of pieces, equal belts repeating with alternateness between metal and color.
  • Put together a shield - 1. Compose a blazon with all precise elements, loads, accompaniments, external and internal ornaments, according to the heraldry rules.
  • SCIENCE TREE - 1. The tree of science is represented, with four branches forming a circle up, and in each of them with thirteen leaves. Very rare figure in Spanish heraldry.
  • Sparkling - 1. It is said of the piece that ends in acute tips. (V. vibrate).
  • Spiral. - 1. whose figure is adorned with elements in a spiral form. Used in some Nordic armories, non -existent in Spain.
  • supported - 1. Said of the pieces or figures that are supported to others.
  • Surmotado chief - 1. The boss whose upper third is of enamel different from the field of the shield and the boss.
  • unscathed - 1. It is said of all that animal that does not carry any garrison.