Torsås

TORSÅS

Province (Landskap): Småland
County (Län): Kalmar län
Additions : 1952 Gullabo; 1971 Söderåkra

Official blazon
Swedish	Sköld genom ett mantelsnitt delad av rött och av guld, vari en röd torshammare med huvudet uppåt.
English	blazon wanted

The arms were granted on December 16, 1955.

The arms are canting, showing the hammer of the Germanic God Thor. The division of the shield refers to the -ås part of the name, åsen meaning ridge.

Literature: Nevéus and de Waern, 1992

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