Snæfellsnes-og Hnappadalssýsla

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SNÆFELLSNES- OG HNAPPADALSSÝSLA

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Origin/meaning

The arms depict the hammer of Thor, the pagan god of thunder. Before Iceland was united into one state in the year 930, with a universal parliament for the whole country, the people of this area had already had their own parliament and law for some time. The gathering place was at a peninsula called “Þórsnes” or Thor's Peninsula.

Literature : Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga)

Iceland heraldry portal

This page is part of the Iceland heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry: National arms of Iceland Heraldic literature of Iceland Total pages in the Iceland section : 320 of which images : 179	Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms