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Scottish Origins Coat of Arms: Silver with three black boars heads Crest: An Oak Tree BOAR The Wild Boar's strength, courage, and ferocity made it a worthy adversary for the hunter. To the Celts, the Boar was an emblem of war and represented a fierce combatant when at bay, and it is said the Boar ceases fighting only with its life. The Wild Boar symbol was often used as an armorial bearing of a warrior.  When just the Boar's Head is used it signifies a token of hospitality; it was often the fee mentioned as due to the King as the condition of feudal tenure.
Dutch Origins Red and Gold Shield with an Oak Tree Stump Proper OAK TREE: An oak was often the guardian tree of a family.  It is the emblem of virtue and strength and resiliency. Denotes steadfastness and endurance.
Three Origins: Scottish, Dutch, Norwegian	Norwegian Origins Gold Shield charged with a stump proper, A Red Chief STUMP (stock of tree): It is said that if the top or boughs of a tree be cut off, but the root is standing then there is hope of a new growth, a new beginning.
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