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'''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF ICELAND''' | '''THE NATIONAL ARMS OF ICELAND''' | ||
[[File:iceland.jpg|center|500 px]] | [[File:iceland.jpg|center|500 px|National Arms of Iceland]] | ||
===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=== | |||
The arms were adopted in 1944 at the independence of Iceland from Denmark.The arms of Iceland are based on the flag of the country. The arms stand on basalt, the main rock of which Iceland is made. The supporters refer to the 12<sup>th</sup> century saga of Heimskringla. In this saga the King of Denmark, Harald Blueteeth Gormsson, wants to conquer Iceland and sends out a Finnish magician to see whether it was possible to conquer the country. He first lands in the East coast in the present day Vopnafjörður. There he encounters a fierce dragon, that forces him to sail away. In his second attempt, in the north of the country, a giant eagle awaits him and he decides not to go ashore there. In the western part of the country a huge bull forces him back to see again and finally in the south a giant savage makes him decide that the country can not be conquered. The four figures are since then named the Protectors of the country. | The arms were adopted in 1944 at the independence of Iceland from Denmark.The arms of Iceland are based on the flag of the country. The arms stand on basalt, the main rock of which Iceland is made. The supporters refer to the 12<sup>th</sup> century saga of Heimskringla. In this saga the King of Denmark, Harald Blueteeth Gormsson, wants to conquer Iceland and sends out a Finnish magician to see whether it was possible to conquer the country. He first lands in the East coast in the present day Vopnafjörður. There he encounters a fierce dragon, that forces him to sail away. In his second attempt, in the north of the country, a giant eagle awaits him and he decides not to go ashore there. In the western part of the country a huge bull forces him back to see again and finally in the south a giant savage makes him decide that the country can not be conquered. The four figures are since then named the Protectors of the country. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:island4.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms of Iceland from 1919-1944 | |align="center"|[[File:island4.jpg|center|National Arms of Iceland 1919]] <br/>The arms of Iceland from 1919-1944 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:island1.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms of Iceland from the 13<sup>th</sup> century | |align="center"|[[File:island1.jpg|center|National Arms of Iceland 13th century]] <br/>The arms of Iceland from the 13<sup>th</sup> century | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:island7.jpg|center]] <br/>Seals of Bergen merchants from 1414 (left) and 1515 (right) | |align="center"|[[File:island7.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Seals of Bergen merchants from 1414 (left) and 1515 (right) | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:island5.jpg|center]] <br/>The cod from the Stockholm Codex from 1360. | |align="center"|[[File:island5.jpg|center|National Arms of Iceland 1360]] <br/>The cod from the Stockholm Codex from 1360. | ||
|align="center"|[[File:island6.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms in a book from 1589. | |align="center"|[[File:island6.jpg|center|National Arms of Iceland 1589]] <br/>The arms in a book from 1589. | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:island72.jpg|center|300 px|National Arms of Iceland cod]] <br/>The arms with the dried cod in the Skálholt Cathedral | |||
|align="center"|[[File:island2.jpg|center|300 px|National Arms of Iceland cod]] <br/>The arms with the dried cod (image mid 17th century) | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.hes.jpg|350 px|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]<br/>The arms in the [[Wapen- en Vlaggenboek Hesman|Wapen- en Vlaggenboek]] van Gerrit Hesman (1708) | |||
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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. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:island3.jpg|center]] <br/>The arms from 1903-1918 | |align="center"|[[File:island3.jpg|center|National Arms of Iceland 1903]] <br/>The arms from 1903-1918 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:is-c1.jpg|center]] <br/> Coin with the arms from 1918 | |align="center"|[[File:is-c1.jpg|center|165 px|National Arms of Iceland]] <br/> Coin with the arms from 1918 | ||
|align="center"|[[File:is-c2.jpg|center]] <br/> Coin with the present arms | |align="center"|[[File:is-c2.jpg|center|National Arms of Iceland]] <br/> Coin with the present arms | ||
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Use on collector's items: | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-fr.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in a French publication (+/- 1890-1900) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:0347-2a.aba.jpg|center|National Arms of Iceland]] <br/>The arms in the [[Abadie]] albums | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:island-1.jpg|center|300 px|National Arms of Iceland]] <br/>The arms in a Spanish album (1950s) | |||
|align="center"|[[File:2080.wi2.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of Iceland]] <br/>The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band | |||
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[[Literature]] : Halldó Hermannsson, Skjaldmerki Íslands, Eimreiðin 22(1916)157-178. | [[Literature]] : Halldó Hermannsson, Skjaldmerki Íslands, Eimreiðin 22(1916)157-178. | ||