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image by Tomislav Šipek, 4 May 2018
Fitjar municipality is situated in Hordaland county.
The flag of Fitjar
is orange with coat of arms and name in middle.
http://www.sunnhordland.no/kjop-tilgang?aId=1.2266000
Tomislav Šipek, 4 May 2018
The municipality of Fitjar (3,189 inhabitants in 2017; 14,243 ha) forms
the northern part of Stord island.
The arms of Fitjar, designed in the
1940s, features the golden helmet allegedly wore by King Haakon the Good during
the battle of Fitjar, which opposed him in 961 to the sons of his half-brother
Eric Bloodaxe. Haakon died from his wounds; his death and reception in Valhalla
are described in the skaldic poem "Hákonarmál", composed by the skald Eyvindr
skáldaspillir.
http://deersted.com/article/fitjar
Fitjar, by Villy Kjærsgaard
Ivan Sache, 16 May 2018
image by Tomislav Šipek, 4 May 2018