Coat of arms of Sør-Fron
Sør-Fron Municipality describes its arms as a silver club set diagonally on green, linked to the story of Kolbein Sterke at Hundorp.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record SV
The Swedish text in the Heraldica record is kept separate from the editorial copy. The description and motif history are based on Sør-Fron Municipality’s own page about its arms.
I grönt fält en balkvis ställd klubba av silver.
A silver club on green
Sør-Fron Municipality describes the arms as a silver club set diagonally on a green field. The municipality names Amund Rudi as the designer. On flags and printed materials, the club is often shown in white; this note concerns visual use and is kept distinct from the arms description.
Approval in 1988 and the municipality’s account of the motif
The municipality says the arms were approved by royal resolution on 4 March 1988, although they had already appeared on the cover of Sørfrøningen in October 1987. In the municipality’s account, the club recalls the story of Kolbein Sterke and the club he used in the meeting between Olav Haraldsson and Dale-Gudbrand at Hundorp in 1021. The municipal page connects this account with Snorri’s kings’ saga; it is presented here as the municipality’s 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
More image information
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SVG is own work, based upon image from caplex.no.