Tórshavn
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TÓRSHAVN
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.
Literature : Achen, 1982