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Hallvard Trætteberg

Hallvard Trætteberg (21 April 1898 in Løten Municipality – 21 November 1987 in Oslo) was the leading Norwegian heraldic artist and the expert adviser on heraldry to the Government of Norway and the Norwegian royal family for much of the 20th century. From about 1930 he played a central role in the renewal of public heraldry in Norway with an emphasis on simplification. He gave the coat of arms of Norway a modern design and designed several county and municipal coats of arms, seals of the bishops of the Church of Norway, and monograms.

Also recorded as Hallvard Traetteberg

Hallvard Trætteberg

Born
1898 · Løten Municipality.
Died
1987 · Oslo.
Nationality
Norway
Occupation
archivist · heraldist · painter
Education
Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry
Honours
Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav‎ · Royal Order of Vasa
Languages
Norwegian

In this article

  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Bibliography and scholarly literature

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