Welcome to Shetland Sign, featuring a Viking ship and Norse motto
Branding (Marketing)
This 'Welcome to Shetland' sign features a version of the Shetland coat of arms, including a Viking ship, and Shetland's motto 'Með lögum skal land byggja'. This is a normalised version of an Old Norse phrase from the Danish Jyske Lov meaning 'with law shall the land be built'. This phrase is also used in Njáls saga.
Tom Birkett
World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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English
Old Norse
Still Image
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/589
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
Insignia of the US 47th Infantry Division
Logo
The insignia of the 47th Infantry Division, whose units come from the states of Minnesota and North Dakota (with high levels of Scandinavian immigration). The insignia features a horned helmet, and a shield of Thor, apparently referring to the Marvel comic hero. The motto is Latin, translating as 'fury of the Vikings'. For more information see the US <a href="http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=7908&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services" target="_blank">institute of heraldry</a>.
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=7908&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services
Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
1949
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Public Domain Image. Credits: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
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Latin
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United States
North America
Modern
Insignia of William M. Raines High school, Jacksonville, Florida
Insignia
The shoulder-sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of <span>Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (</span><strong>JROTC</strong><span>) from </span>this high-school in Jacksonville, Florida, features a Viking bust with beard and horned helmet and Viking ship under sail respectively.<br /><br /> According to the <a href="http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=8368&grp=8&menu=ROTC&hilite=viking" target="_blank">official website</a>, "The Viking head is symbolic of strength and courage. The color of the Viking face pays homage to the long journey the cadets took as African Americans... William M. Raines High school was the First African American High School to open in the state of Florida."
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=8368&grp=8&menu=ROTC&hilite=viking
The Institute of Heraldry / Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
2012
Admin
Public Domain Image. Credits: The Institute of Heraldry, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
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Latin
Still Image
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=8368&grp=8&menu=ROTC&hilite=viking
United States
North America
Modern
Insignia of D. H. Conley High School, Greenville, NC
Insignia
Shoulder sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) of D. H. Conley High School, Greenville, NC. It features a gold head of a Viking warrior wearing a gold helmet augmented with two white horns, and two ship prows. See <a href="http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=9663&CategoryId=5414&grp=8&menu=ROTC&ps=24&p=0&hilite=viking" target="_blank">here </a>for more.
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=9663&CategoryId=5414&grp=8&menu=ROTC&ps=24&p=0&hilite=viking
The Institute of Heraldry / Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
1993
Admin
Public Domain Image. Credits: The Institute of Heraldry, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
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English
Still Image
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=9663&CategoryId=5414&grp=8&menu=ROTC&ps=24&p=0&hilite=viking
United States
North America
Modern
Insignia of Westhill High School, Stamford, CT
Insignia
The shoulder-sleeve and shoulder loop insignia of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) from this high-school in Westhill, Stamford, CT. They feature a viking head with winged helmet and a mask helmet with horns respectively. According to the <a href="http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=5106&grp=8&menu=ROTC&hilite=viking" target="_blank">official website</a>, "he Viking is the school's mascot, and legend and history indicates the Viking's once landed in the bay near the school."
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=5106&grp=8&menu=ROTC&hilite=viking
The Institute of Heraldry / Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
2005
Admin
Public Domain Image. Credits: The Institute of Heraldry, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
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English
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http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=5106&grp=8&menu=ROTC&hilite=viking
United States
North America
Modern
Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 147 Finance Battalion
Insignia
The insignia of the 147th Finance Battalion of the US Army features a horned viking helmet, referencing their linear connection to the 47th infantry division. Minnesota is an area of the US with high levels of historic immigration from Scandinavia. See the <a href="http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3579&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=viking" target="_blank">official website</a> for more.
The Institute of Heraldry / Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3579&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=viking
Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
1999
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English
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http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3579&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=viking
United States
North America
Modern
Distinctive Unit Insignia of the 94th Cavalry Regiment
Insignia
Unit insignia for the 94th Cavalry Regiment, which features the motto 'Viking Vanguard'. The connection is probably with Minnesota, where the regiment is based, and the high levels of Scandinavian immigration to this region of the US.
The Institute of Heraldry / Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
<a href="http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=7897&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=viking" target="_blank">http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=7897&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=viking</a>
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Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
2008
Admin
Public Domain Image. Credits: Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Army
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English
Still Image
http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=7897&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services&hilite=viking
North America
United States
Modern