Oslo Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Seal=== {{Main|Seal of Oslo}} Oslo is one of very few cities in Norway, besides [[Bergen]] and [[Tønsberg]], that does not have a formal [[coat of arms]], but which uses a city seal instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oslo.kommune.no/the_city_of_oslo/government/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014174658/http://www.oslo.kommune.no/the_city_of_oslo/government/ |url-status=dead |title=Government – Oslo kommune |archive-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> The seal of Oslo shows the city's [[patron saint]], [[Hallvard Vebjørnsson|St. Hallvard]], with his attributes, the [[millstone]] and [[arrow]]s, with a naked woman at his feet. He is seated on a throne with lion decorations, which at the time was also commonly used by the [[List of Norwegian monarchs|Norwegian kings]].<ref name="Heraldry">{{cite web |url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/o/oslo.htm |title=Oslo byvåpen |last=Heraldry of the World |work=ngw.nl |year=2010 |access-date=5 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728135507/http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/o/oslo.htm |archive-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page