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image by Tomislav Šipek, 27 February 2017
Here is flag of and coat of arms of former municipality of Tjølling. Tjølling
was merged into Larvik in 1988.
Source:
https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/1971-05-07-5?q=flagg
http://foto.digitalarkivet.no
Tomislav Šipek, 09 February 2016
image by Tomislav Šipek, 09 February 2016
Blazon: På blå bunn to sølv langskip.
In English: Azure two Viking ships argent.
Approved by the royal resolution of 7 May 1971 after a drawing by Hallvard
Trætteberg. [c2j87]
The Norwegian blazon call the ships "long ships" and they are shown with the
beast heads at each end. Such were found in digs in Vestfold. The ships were
chosen for historical tradition. The merchant place in Kaupang was an important
communication centre in the Viking period and must have been a meeting place for
a wider region.
BTW, Tomislav made the right decision to make the ships equally long in the flag
- it follows the Norwegian heraldic customs.
Željko Heimer, 20 February 2016