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The arms show two polar bear cubs. These are canting, Húna bineg the Icelandic word for a (polar) bear cub. The name of the county means the Western part of the Lake of the bear cubs. | The arms show two polar bear cubs. These are canting, Húna bineg the Icelandic word for a (polar) bear cub. The name of the county means the Western part of the Lake of the bear cubs. | ||
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VESTUR HÚNAVATNSSÝSLA
Origin/meaning
The arms show two polar bear cubs. These are canting, Húna bineg the Icelandic word for a (polar) bear cub. The name of the county means the Western part of the Lake of the bear cubs.
According to the legend the first settler in this part of Iceland saw a female polar bear with two cubs at this lake and named it accordingly. See also Austur-Húnavatnssýsla.
Literature : Image obtained from the Icelandic Association of Municipalities (Samband Íslenzkra Svetarfélaga)