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ZETLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
Incorporated into : 1976 Shetland Islands
Official blazon
Azure, a base invected barry Argent and Sable, the alternate party lines being engrailed and plain, a dragon ship Or, under sail spread to starboard Argent, oars in action [Or], flag and mast Gules.
Which Shield is ensigned with the proper coronet of a County Council, and in an Escrol below the same this Motto "Með Lögum Skal Land Byggja".
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on February 14, 1956.
The blue shield with a Viking warship at sea recalls the old link with the Nordic countries and Shetland's reliance on the sea. The blue and gold colours were taken from the old Earldom of Orkney, as the Shetland islands belonged to this Earldom during the Norse era. The motto 'Með lögum skal land byggja' is taken from the Icelandic Njáls Saga and is in old Norse, meaning 'By law shall the land be built up'.
 The arms on a stone in Billister (Source) |
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Literature : Patton, 1977; Urquhart, 1973.
