Horton Coat of Arms & Family Crest - Vintage Print

Motto: "Pro Rege et Lege" - "For King and the law"

This is a vintage (c1920s) beautiful metallic ink full color print of the English, Irish or Scottish Family Crest/Coat of Arms for the:

Horton Family

Not perfect but very nice - See Condition Note below

Family History: The surname of Horton is an English or Anglo-Saxon locational or habitational last name denoting a person who lived in or came from a locale so-named, including a township in the parish of Bradford, Yorkshire, England, a township in the parish of Gisburg, Yorkshire, England, and Horton-in-Ribblesdale, county Yorkshire. Other locations were in Kent, Northumberland, Stafford, Salop, Dorset, Chester, and Buckinghamshire.  In total, there are places named Horton in 14 different counties in the British Isles. The name became very popular in the United States as well. There are multiple theories on the etymology or meaning of the name itself. Some assert it derives from the Old English words horh (mud or slime) or horn (dirt) and tun (settlement or enclosure), and hence literally translates as the mud dwelling. One place in Gloucestershire derives from the Old English word heorot (hart or deer) and dun (hill). Another author, Mary Antony Lower, in his nineteenth century book Patronymica Britannica, states the name derives from the Anglo-Saxon word ort or wort, meaning vegetables or herbs, and hence refers to an enclosed garden. Another theory, espoused by William Arthur in his 1857 book An Etmyological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names states the name means the horrible town or the town in the ravine, from the word horr, meaning a ravine. One source states the name was first found in West Riding at Thornton, a chapelry (a subdivision of a parish) in the parish of Bradford. Samuel Lewis’ book “A Topographical Dictionary of England” states the following: “Thronton Hall, the property of the Horton family, an ancient quadrangular structure of great size, and formerly of considerable importace, is now occupied as farm buildings and cottages”.

Variations in spellings and usage include Whorton, Horeton, Hourton, Hortton, Hortone, Horoton, Horrton, and others. 

At first the coat of arms was a practical matter which served a function on the battlefield and in tournaments. With his helmet covering his face, and armor encasing the knight from head to foot, the only means of identification for his followers, was the insignia painted on his shield, and embroidered on his surcoat, the draped and flowing garment worn over the armor. Between the 11th and 15th centuries it became customary for surnames to be assumed in Europe, but they were not commonplace in England or Scotland before the Norman Conquest of 1066. Note: A Coat of Arms is sometimes also called a Family Shield, Code of Arms, Family Seal or Family Crest

Elements of the coat of arms: Shield, lion, boar

Size: Approx. 8" x 10" perfect for framing. The crest image itself is very good size, almost 5" X 7". This is a very striking print and would look great framed.

Condition:  Not perfect, but very good with only very minor handling & surface wear - mostly which disappears behind glass when framed...this is a beautiful print with striking metallic ink    

I have a remaining inventory of approx. 300 different English and Scottish origin Coats of Arms - Names from J to W. Please inquire about your family name.

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