Fitjar

FITJAR

Province: Vestland (until 2020 Hordaland)

Official blazon

Norwegian

Origin/meaning The arms were adopted in the late 1940s. The arms show a Viking helmet, and the helmet and the colour are derived from the fact that King Håkon wore a golden helmet at the battle of Fitjar in 961. Literature: Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987. Norway heraldry portal This page is part of the Norway heraldry portal Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry: National arms of Norway Heraldic literature of Norway Total pages in the Norway section : 1,753 of which images : 932 Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms Contact and Support Contact Facebook Instagram Donate with Paypal Donate with WhyDonate Our eBay shop Rare heraldic book downloads Partners: Meijerink heraldic bookshop Webaldic heraldic identifying programme Nederlands Genootschap voor Heraldiek Armorial de France Homunculus / Heraldicum Disputationes De Raaf heraldic design Your logo here ? Contact us © 1995-2025, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink Index of the site