Coat of arms of Karmøy
Karmøy’s arms feature a knot cross, which the municipality links to the island’s historic role as a hub and to present-day unity and cooperation.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record SV
The Swedish description in the Heraldica record is shown separately from the editorial text. Karmøy Municipality’s source describes the motif and its interpretations but does not call the text a formal blazon.
I rött fält en flätruta av silver.
The knot cross as the arms’ motif
Karmøy Municipality identifies the arms’ motif as a knot cross (knutekors). The municipality describes one stylised figure; this editorial text does not infer a separate blazon from details in the drawing.
The 1974 arms and the municipality’s interpretation
The municipal arms were adopted in 1974, and artist Magnus Hardeland developed the proposal in line with traditional heraldic rules. In its current explanation, the municipality connects the knot cross with Karmøy’s historic importance as a Norwegian transport hub and with present-day community and cooperation. The municipality notes that the original council recommendation did not consider a fuller explanation of the cross necessary, so these meanings are presented as the municipality’s later interpretations.
Sources and image rights
Heraldica record · Image file page on Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata
Wikimedia Commons lists this image as: Public domain
Creator listed on Commons: Original by caplex.no
More image information
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Licence information for the Heraldica reference image: CC BY-SA 3.0. Rights information may differ between image sources.
SVG is own work, based upon image from caplex.no.