Coat of arms of Øyer
Øyer’s arms show a hærder, a wooden ring used to tighten a rope around a load; the municipality interprets it as a symbol of cohesion.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record SV
The Swedish text in the Heraldica record is kept separate from the editorial copy. The explanation of the motif and its use is based on Øyer Municipality’s own guidance.
I grönt fält en timmerhake av silver.
The hærder as the arms’ motif
Øyer Municipality explains a hærder as a wooden ring used to tighten a rope around a load, with juniper named as a preferred material. The municipality says the original arms had a silver ring on green. More recent visual versions use white for better contrast; that rendering is kept distinct from the original colour description.
Approval in 1983 and a symbol of cohesion
The arms were established by royal resolution on 29 April 1983. The municipality interprets the ring’s closed form and its role in securing a load as a symbol of bringing the local community together. This is the municipality’s own explanation of the motif.
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
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SVG is own work, based upon image from caplex.no.