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

If your surname is Sels, surely on more than one occasion you have wondered about the heraldry of the surname Sels. Likewise, you might be interested if the surname Sels 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 Sels surname.

The heraldry of Sels, 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 Sels in the simplest possible way. We recommend that to better understand everything we are going to tell you about the heraldry of the surname Sels, 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 Sels for you.

Coat of arms, coat of arms and heraldry of Sels

Similarly, and to make things easier, since we understand that most of the people looking for information about the Sels surname heraldry are especially interested in the coat of arms of the Sels surname, its composition, the meaning of its elements and if there are several coats of arms for the Sels surname, as well as everything that may have to do with the coat of arms of the Sels 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 Sels.

Contributions to the heraldry of the surname Sels

We hope that the flexibility on the coat of arms of the Sels 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 Sels coats of arms. However, if you have more information about the Sels 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 Sels coat of arms, explained in a simple and easy way.

  • Bifurcado foot, cross of - 1. It is said of the cross whose foot is cracked divided into two halves. (V. Bifurcado standing cross).
  • Bretesada battery - 1. Bretested battery is understood as it is formed by bretes. (V. Bretesado).
  • chopped up - 1. It applies to any heraldry piece divided into two equal halves of different color. 2. Shield that is divided into two halves equal by a horizontal line. 3. Also said of animals members, when they are cut cleanly.
  • Contrafilete - 1. It is said of the piece that wears two fillets. (V. fillet, threchor).
  • Corbo - 1. Term used by some authors to designate the Roque. (V. Roque).
  • Dignity crown - 1. It is the crown that corresponds to a civil, ecclesiastical or military dignity for its position, and that, according to most tradadists, correspond with slight variants to those of Duke, Marquis, Conde and Vizconde.
  • Half Flight down contoured - 1. Its position is the other way around the half flight down.
  • Harp - 1. It is wrongly said by some heraldists by Dante. (See Dantelado).
  • Masquerado - 1. It is said of every wild animal especially the lion that carries a mask
  • mister - 1. Treatment that was given in Spain who was the head of a manor. 1. Nobiliar title that in some countries amounted to Barón and in others it was lower.
  • 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
  • See you in waves - 1. Said of the seeing that are represented forming waves.
  • Sinister-Faja canton - 1. Piece that consists of the union of the sinister canton and the girdle.
  • Spiral. - 1. whose figure is adorned with elements in a spiral form. Used in some Nordic armories, non -existent in Spain.
  • To - 1. Name that refers to the wings of any kind of bird. Indicate in the position that is represented. They are usually always drawing at the head of the shield, otherwise their position must be indicated. (V. flight).
  • Tripled cross - 1. Cruz formed by three horizontal crossbars that cross the vertical or central crossbar. Similar to papal.