Bräkne härad

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BRÄKNE HÄRAD

Province (Landskap): Blekinge
Municipality : Karlshamn, Ronneby

Official blazon
Swedish	I fält av guld en från mark uppväxande bräken, allt grönt\|-	English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting. The normal word for "fern" in Swedish is "ormbunke", but there is also a word "bräken", cognate to English - particularly Scottish - "bracken", with the same meaning. It is the normal word for "fern" in some dialects.