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'''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF ICELAND''' | '''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF ICELAND''' | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Skjaldarmerki Íslands er silfurlitur kross í heiðbláum feldi, með eldrauðum krossi innan í silfurlita krossinum. Armar krossanna skulu ná alveg út í rendur skjaldarins á alla fjóra vegu. Breidd krossmarksins skal vera 2/9 af breidd skjaldarins, en rauði krossinn helmingi mjórri, 1/9 af breidd skjaldarins. Efri reitirnir skulu vera rétthyrndir, jafnhliða ferhyrningar og neðri reitirnir jafnbreiðir efri reitunum, en þriðjungi lengri. | |||
Skjaldberar eru hinar fjórar landvættir, sem getur í Heimskringlu: Griðungur, hægra megin skjaldarins, bergrisi, vinstra megin, gammur, hægra megin, ofan við griðunginn, og dreki, vinstra megin, ofan við bergrisann. | |||
Skjöldurinn hvílir á stuðlabergshellu. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:island7.jpg|center| | |align="center"|[[File:island7.jpg|center|Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seals of Bergen merchants from 1414 (left) and 1515 (right) | ||
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The cod is also seen on a codex, the Stockholm-codex, from 1360. It is placed in the margin of the text, but it is not quite sure whether it actually refers to an Icelandic symbol.<br> | The cod is also seen on a codex, the Stockholm-codex, from 1360. It is placed in the margin of the text, but it is not quite sure whether it actually refers to an Icelandic symbol.<br> | ||
The first time that the cod is placed on a shield and is used as the national symbol, is in a book of psalms issued in Hólar in 1589. The text states also Insigniae Islandiae. | The first time that the cod is placed on a shield and is used as the national symbol, is in a book of psalms issued in Hólar in 1589. The text states also Insigniae Islandiae. | ||
In 1874 the independence movement was searching for a new symbol. It was finally decided that the falcon would be the new national symbol and subsequently new arms showing the falcon were granted on December 11, 1903 and used from 1903-1918. The Icelandic gyrfalcon has through the years been a very popular bird of prey. It is also a typical Icelandic bird. The falcon has also been used by old Icelandic chieftains on their seals in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The arms were replaced by the new arms in 1919. | In 1874 the independence movement was searching for a new symbol. It was finally decided that the falcon would be the new national symbol and subsequently new arms showing the falcon were granted on December 11, 1903 and used from 1903-1918. The Icelandic gyrfalcon has through the years been a very popular bird of prey. It is also a typical Icelandic bird. The falcon has also been used by old Icelandic chieftains on their seals in the 15<sup>th</sup> century. The arms were replaced by the new arms in 1919. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:island5.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The cod from the Stockholm Codex from 1360. | |||
File:island6.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms in a book from 1589. | |||
File:island72.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms with the dried cod in the Skálholt Cathedral | |||
File:island2.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms with the dried cod (image mid 17th century) | |||
File:National Arms of Iceland.hes.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
File:island3.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms from 1903-1918 | |||
File:islandch.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms in the city hall of Copenhagen | |||
File:is-c1.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|Coin with the arms from 1918 | |||
File:is-c2.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|Coin with the present arms | |||
File:National Arms of Iceland-fr.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms in a French publication (+/- 1890-1900) | |||
File:0347-2a.aba.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
File:island-1.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms in a Spanish album (1950s) | |||
File:2080.wi2.jpg|alt=National Arms of Iceland|The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Literature]] : Halldó Hermannsson, Skjaldmerki Íslands, Eimreiðin 22(1916)157-178. | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Iceland]] | [[Category:Iceland]] | ||
[[Category:National Arms]] | [[Category:National Arms]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1944]] | [[Category:Granted 1944]] | ||