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'''VARTEIG'''
'''VARTEIG'''


Province : [[Østfold]]<br>
Province : [[Viken]] (until 2020 [[Østfold]])<br>
Incorporated into : 1992 [[Sarpsborg]]
Incorporated into : 1992 [[Sarpsborg]]


[[File:varteig.jpg|center|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]]
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|'''Norwegian'''
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====Official blazon====
På rød bunn en sølv kvinneskikkelse i fotsid drakt med løftede hender.
På rød bunn en sølv kvinneskikkelse i fotsid drakt med løftede hender.
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|'''English'''
| blazon wanted
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were granted on December 14, 1979.
The arms were granted on December 14, 1979.


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[[Literature]] : Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - Norway|'''Literature''']]:  
Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987


[[Category:Norwegian municipalities V]]
[[Category:Norwegian municipalities V]]
[[Category:Østfold]]
[[Category:Østfold]]
[[Category:Viken]]
[[Category:Granted 1979]]
[[Category:Granted 1979]]

Latest revision as of 08:54, 29 July 2024

VARTEIG

Province : Viken (until 2020 Østfold)
Incorporated into : 1992 Sarpsborg

Coat of arms (crest) of Varteig
Official blazon
Norwegian

På rød bunn en sølv kvinneskikkelse i fotsid drakt med løftede hender.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on December 14, 1979.

The arms show a woman, symbolising Inga fra Varteig, mother of Håkon Håkonsson, who was born in 1204 as the son of King Håkon Sverreson. She plays also a role in the medieval Håkon Håkonssons Saga.


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Literature:

Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987