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Oslo is the only city in Norway that does not use a formal coat-of-arms, but a town seal. | Oslo is the only city in Norway that does not use a formal coat-of-arms, but a town seal. | ||
The seal of Oslo shows the city's patron saint, St. Hallvard. When starting to cross the Drammenfjord in 1043, Hallvard | The seal of Oslo shows the city's patron saint, St. Hallvard. When starting to cross the Drammenfjord in 1043, Hallvard Vebjørnsson was approached by a woman who asked him to take her as she was pursued by three men. The men got furious and shot both Hallvard as well as the woman. The woman was buried on the shore, whereas the body of Hallvard was attached to a millstone and thrown into the sea, but, according to one version of the legend, Hallvard's body miraculously floated to the surface, thereby revealing the cruel deed. <br> | ||
In another version hid nephews dregged up his body from the fjord. <br> | In another version hid nephews dregged up his body from the fjord. <br> | ||
There are also different versions about the woman, some legends state she was a normal woman, others that she was a slave, she has also been mentioned to be pregnant. In any case, after his death he became Saint Hallvard, and patron saint of Oslo. | There are also different versions about the woman, some legends state she was a normal woman, others that she was a slave, she has also been mentioned to be pregnant. In any case, after his death he became Saint Hallvard, and patron saint of Oslo. | ||