Fitjar
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FITJAR
Province : Hordaland
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in the late 1940s.
The arms show a Viking helmet, and the helmet and the colour are derived from the fact that King Håkon wore a golden helmet at the battle of Fitjar in 961.
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.