Norwegian heraldry has roots in early medieval times, soon after the use of coats of arms first appeared in continental Europe. Some of the medieval coats...

Norwegian Heraldry Society (Norwegian: Norsk Heraldisk Forening, NHF) is a heraldry society located in Oslo, Norway, which was founded in 1969. The first...

In heraldry, or (/ɔːʁ/; French for "gold") is the tincture of gold and, together with argent (silver), belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals"...

gedde, Norwegian: gjedde, and the Faroese and Icelandic: gedda.[citation needed] Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1909). A Complete Guide to Heraldry. London:...

knotted, it would in topological terms be considered an unknot. In Norwegian heraldry a Bowen knot is called a valknute (valknut) and the municipal coat...

purposes of this article, heraldry societies are defined as private associations of people who are interested in heraldry. Heraldic authorities, which...

have coats of arms. For more general information see the page about Norwegian heraldry. Crowned escutcheon Greater royal arms Variant of the coat of arms...

German heraldry, Swedish heraldry, Norwegian heraldry, Danish heraldry, Russian heraldry, Polish heraldry, Hungarian heraldry, Croatian heraldry, Serbian...

cross symbols were developed for the purpose of the emerging system of heraldry, which appeared in Western Europe in about 1200. This tradition is partly...

of its owner, as with the coat of arms of Norway. Sometimes, the crown commonly depicted and used in heraldry differs significantly from any specific physical...

lioncel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The lion is a common charge in heraldry. It traditionally symbolises courage, nobility, royalty, strength, stateliness...

removed). Augmentation of honour Bend sinister (heraldry) Gore (heraldry) Gusset (heraldry) Stain (heraldry) Shame pole Boutell, Charles & Fox-Davies, Arthur...

coats of arms of Norwegian kings during the early modern period. The Sverre coat of arms was regarded as representing the Norwegian monarchy in the late...

Swedish heraldry encompasses heraldic achievements in modern and historic Sweden. Swedish heraldic style is consistent with the German-Nordic heraldic...

Coastal artillery of Norway used to have separate rank flags. Standard of the Norwegian Defence Staff Standard of the Norwegian Army Standard of Hans...

(Danish: vesselhorn) are common features in crests in Scandinavian and German heraldry, although rare in other heraldic traditions. As these horns, almost always...

Naval heraldry is a form of identification used by naval vessels from the end of the 19th century onwards, after distinguishing features such as figureheads...

use among European nobility in the 12th century. Systematic, heritable heraldry had developed by the beginning of the 13th century. Exactly who had a right...

charge is not to be seen. In modern heraldry, the snowflake is most used in northern Europe, in arms in Sweden, Norway and Finland, where it alludes to the...

In English-language heraldry, the fillet is considered a diminutive of the chief. It is defined as occupying one fourth the width of the chief and typically...

hellige". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved July 15, 2016. "The National arms of Norway". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved July 15, 2016. v t e v t e...

arms of Turku and Pori Province from 1890. Flag of Åland Finnish heraldry Swedish heraldry Coat of arms of Öland "CoA of Åland". EUROPEANA HERALDICA. National...

The wild boar and boar's head are common charges in heraldry. The boar was used as an emblem in some instances during antiquity and the Early Middle Ages...

Esquire is a heraldic charge that is classed as a subordinary in Anglophone heraldry. Its form is defined as resembling the Gyron, as formed of a right triangle;...

1800, was documented by the Norwegian genealogist, C. S. Schilbred, first chairman and founding member of the Norwegian Heraldry Society in Bygdebok for Bamble...

formerly popular in crests, especially in Germanic heraldry, but has found popularity outside heraldry in more recent times with its use as insignia in...

Norway or Sweden–Norway (Swedish: Svensk-norska unionen; Norwegian: Den svensk-norske union(en)), officially the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway...

1949), a Norwegian pediatrician Arne Randers Heen (1905 in Hen, Møre og Romsdal – 1991), a Norwegian mountain climber and member of the Norwegian resistance...

them were acceptable to the council nor were they acceptable to the Norwegian Heraldry Society which determined the proposals were not made according to...

(in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 527. "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of...