Norwegian Heraldry Society

Norwegian Heraldry Society

Norwegian Heraldry Society (Norwegian: Norsk Heraldisk Forening, NHF) is a heraldry society based in Oslo, Norway.

It was founded in 1969.[1] The first chairman was Herman Leopoldus Løvenskiold,[2] and other founding members include C. S. Schilbred[3] and Jørgen Mathiesen.[4] The Norwegian Heraldry Society organizes lectures and publishes the members' magazine Våpenbrevet. It is a member body of the Societas Heraldica Scandinavica.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Norwegian Heraldry Society". Norwegian Heraldry Society. http://www.heraldik.org/nhf/index.en.html. Retrieved 10 April 2009. 
  2. ^ Bratberg, Terje (2003). "Herman L Løvenskiold". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. 6. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Herman_L_L%C3%B8venskiold/utdypning. Retrieved 10 April 2009. 
  3. ^ Løberg, Lars (2004). "C S Schilbred". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. 8. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/C_S_Schilbred/utdypning. Retrieved 10 April 2009. 
  4. ^ Lange, Even (2003). "Jørgen Mathiesen". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. 6. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/J%C3%B8rgen_Mathiesen/utdypning. Retrieved 10 April 2009. 

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