Coat of arms of Stjørdal
Stjørdal Municipality describes its arms in red and gold, with a recumbent lindworm as the main motif. The municipality links the motif to the old Stiordola county seal and interprets it as expressing authority.
Swedish description in the Heraldica record SV
The automatically assembled arms description in the Heraldica registry is separate registry information. Stjørdal Municipality describes the arms on its graphic identity page; the story is presented as the municipality’s interpretation, not as a verified historical event or an independent registry blazon.
I rött fält en liggande lindorm av guld.
Red and gold with a lindworm
According to Stjørdal Municipality, the arms are red and gold, with a recumbent lindworm as the main motif. This is the municipality’s description in its graphic identity manual; the machine-assembled registry wording is not merged with it.
Source: Stjørdal kommune: Grafisk profil
The old seal and the municipality’s interpretation
The municipality links the motif to the old Stiordola county seal and says it symbolizes authority, both within and beyond the municipality. It interprets the lindworm as serving the good and recounts a story of Saint Margaret and the dragon. This is a symbolic account presented by the municipality, not a verified historical narrative.
Source: Stjørdal kommune: Grafisk profil
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: SKvalen
More image information
Vexilla is an independent heraldic information service, not an official representative of the municipality. The rights information shown is reported by the image sources and has not been independently verified. A Public Domain label alone does not remove restrictions on using official arms.
Licence information for the Heraldica reference image: CC BY-SA 3.0. Rights information may differ between image sources.
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