Icebreaker Ale, Swedish Navy

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ICEBREAKER ALE, SWEDISH NAVY

Official blazon
Swedish	I fält av silver en störtad blå sparre\|-	English	Ale, Swedish Navy No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The inverted Chevron symbolises King Ale's death at the Battle on the Ice of Lake Vättern. This is mentioned in the Beowulf Saga, and is also mention by the Icelandic Saga Writer Snorri Sturlason.