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På blå grunn ein halv sølv kvinnefigur med lyfta hender.
På blå grunn ein halv sølv kvinnefigur med lyfta hender.



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SELJE

Province : Sogn og Fjordane
Incorporated into : 2020 Stad

Arms of Selje
Official blazon
Norwegian

På blå grunn ein halv sølv kvinnefigur med lyfta hender.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 5, 1991.

The arms show the Irish royal daughter, Saint Sunniva, who died in the area as a martyr while trying to convert the locals to Christianity. Later a monastery was founded on the spot, which was one of the oldest religious centres in the Vestland region.


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Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.