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'''TÓRSHAVN''' | '''TÓRSHAVN''' | ||
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===Official blazon=== | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms have first been used in the 1920s, and have never been officially granted. The arms show the hand with a hammer, symbolising the Germanic God Thor, after which the town is named. | The arms have first been used in the 1920s, and have never been officially granted. The arms show the hand with a hammer, symbolising the Germanic God Thor, after which the town is named. | ||
The waves are canting for the second part of the name, which means harbour. | The waves are canting for the second part of the name, which means harbour. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Achen, 1982 | [[Literature]] : Achen, 1982 | ||
[[Category:Faroe Islands]] | [[Category:Faroe Islands]] |
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TÓRSHAVN
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms have first been used in the 1920s, and have never been officially granted. The arms show the hand with a hammer, symbolising the Germanic God Thor, after which the town is named.
The waves are canting for the second part of the name, which means harbour.
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Literature : Achen, 1982