Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs
- Royal mottos of Norwegian monarchs
The Royal mottos or "valgspråk/valspråk" of the Norwegian monarchs are an old tradition. Most regents of Norway have used either a personal motto or alternatively the motto of his dynasty. The tradition of using a royal motto in other monarchies is that it most often stays the same within one dynasty. In this respect they do however serve all the traditional purposes of a national or royal motto. One example is the imprint on Krone coins, the currency of Norway. The last three kings have adopted the same motto as their personal motto. The royal motto "Alt for Norge" has a particularly high standing as it became one of the main symbols of the Norwegian struggle during the German occupation of Norway in World War II.
Royal mottos
"See also: List of Norwegian monarchs"
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Note: (1) Compare with the motto of the U.S. state of Missouri (1821): "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law". Originally from Cicero's "De Legibus", Book III, Part III, Sub. VIII.(2) The present royal motto is not easily translated into English as it does not mean "Everything for Norway", but rather "Sacrifice everything for Norway" or "There is not anything I will not do for Norway".
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