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S�dermanland (Sweden)
Last modified: 2002-02-01 by elias granqvist
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by Mello Luchtenberg, September 2000
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted in 1560, revised grant on 20 September 1940.
See also:
- County of Stockholm (Stockholms l�n)
- County of S�dermanland (S�dermanlands l�n)
- County of Västmanland (Västmanlands län)
- Regional flags (Sweden)
- Clickable map of Sweden (landskap/provinces)
- Sweden
About the flag
This was granted as arms for the province in 1560 (at the funeral of Gustavus I) and a revised grant was made on 20 September 1940.In the 14th Century, major parts of S�dermanland belonged to the nobleman Bo Jonsson, who had a griffin's head in his arms (his family would therefore later take the family name Grip (=griffin)), and who built the castle Gripsholm. This is perhaps the origin of the griffin in the arms of S�dermanland.
Sources:
· C. Nev�us/B.J. de W�rn: Ny svensk vapenbok, 1992 [nev92]
· C.G.U. Scheffer: Svensk vapenbok f�r landskap, l�n och st�der,
Generalstabens Litografiska Anstalt, Stockholm 1967
Elias Granqvist 2000-Oct-01
Blazon
Official blazon in Swedish: "I f�lt av guld en upprest svart grip med r�d bev�ring, d�rest s�dan skall komma till anv�ndning."Blazoned in English: "Or, a Griffin rampant Sable beaked, langued, membered and armed Gules."
English blazon by Zeljko Heimer, 2000-Oct-04
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