Tórshavn

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Arms (crest) of Tórshavn
TÓRSHAVN

Country : Denmark
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Country : Faroe Islands
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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


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