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Västergötland (Sweden)
Last modified: 2002-02-01 by elias granqvist
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by Elias Granqvist, 18 February 2001
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted in 1560, revised grant on 5 September 1942.
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- County of Western Gotaland (Västra Götalands l�n)
- West Sweden
- G�taland
- Regional flags (Sweden)
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- Sweden
About the flag
The flag is a banner of arms.Like the rest of the provinces in Sweden of that time, Västergötland got its arms in 1560, at the funeral of King Gustav I. Västergötland was considered to be the second most important province in Sweden, and was therefore carried as number 2 of the arms in the funeral procession, in rank only superceded by Upland.
Lions in shields parted per bend sinister were borne by Tyrgils Knutsson and his relative Knut Magnusson. Both of them were important Swedish men in the middle ages, and they lived in Västergötland. This was perhaps the reason for giving Västergötland arms like this.
Elias Granqvist, 18 February 2001
Blazon
Official blazon in Swedish: "I av svart och guld ginstyckat f�lt ett lejon av motsatta tinkturer med r�d bev�pning, d�rest dylik skall komma till anv�ndning, i �vre v�nstra och i nedre h�rnet av f�ltets svarta del �tf�ljt av en stj�rna av silver."Blazoned in English: "Per bend sinister Sable and Or, a Lion rampant counterchanged langued and armed Gules between two Mullets Argent in the Sable field."
English blazon by Zeljko Heimer, 5 October 2000
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