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I never learn, though, do I? I'm more than two hours past my bedtime and I refused to eat anything until I had finished this so now I'm hungry, tired and I still have to shower. :lol: But I'm glad I finished this. It's some of my characters holding the coat of arms of the county they're from.

Text: The Kingdom of Norway - and its nineteen counties.

From the top:
* Finnmark, Norway's biggest county by land but if I'm not mistaken it's the least populated. The coat of arms represents Vardøhus Fortress.
* Troms. It has the most awesome coat of arms ever. It's a modern design but it hails from before 1313.
* Nordland, the second biggest county by area. The coat of arms depicts a Nordland boat.
* Nord-Trøndelag (North-Trøndelag). The coat of arms is from Saint Olaf (died 1030).
* Sør-Trøndelag (South-Trøndelag). The coat of arms used to be seal of a long-since deceased archbishop of Trondheim (Norway's third biggest city). And yes, I changed the character's design a bit.
* Møre og Romsdal. The coat of arms shows three viking ships representing Nordmøre (North Møre), Sunnmøre (South Møre) and Romsdal, but the coat of arms hasn't been officially accepted by the king, or something.
* Sogn og Fjordane, apparently the healthiest place to live in Norway. The coat of arms represents "three large fjords protruding into the land".
* Hordaland, one of my favourite counties. The coat of arms, a crown and two axes, is pretty much just that.
* Rogaland, my home! The cross in the coat of arms is a stone cross on Sola which was erected in memory of Erling Skjalgsson (woah, I just realised that I live in a street named after him... Heh, oblivious, I am).
* Vest-Agder (West-Agder), also one of my favourite counties! The coat of arms is an oak tree which represents the rich nature in the area.
* Aust-Agder (East-Agder). The coat of arms represents lumber trade and the recovery of iron ore.
* Telemark. Its coat of arms is an old type of battle axe.
* Vestfold (Westfold), the second smallest county. Coat of arms is a crown.
* Buskerud. The blue colour on the bear in the coat of arms represents the Blue-Color Works. The gray background represents the silver industry in Kongsberg.
* Oppland, the only county that doesn't border the coastline or another country. The coat of arms shows two spring pasque flowers that represent the two valleys Gudbrandsdalen and Valdres, while the three leaves represent the areas Toten, Hadeland and Land.
* Hedmark, one of the two landlocked counties. Coat of arms shows three barkespader, which is some kind of axe/spade used to remove bark from timber logs.
* Oslo, the smallest county of all, but it makes up for it by being the biggest municipality and city, as well as being the capital of Norway. The seal shows Saint Hallvard.
* Akershus, the second largest county by population, but not by area. Coat of arms shows a gable from Akershus fortress.
* Østfold (Eastfold), it has a slogan that goes "The heartland of Scandinavia". Coat of arms shows sunrays at sunrise in the east, but also worship of the sun from the Bronze Age, which is depicted in several rock carvings in the area.

You have no idea of how hungry I am. :(
Time spent: Some hours, maybe three, or something.
Tools used: Adobe Photoshop CS3; Bamboo MTE-450A.
Art and characters belong to me.
Norway, the counties and the coat-of-arms and seals belong to themselves. :)
Inspired by Greetings from the South by ~Kabry.

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I see my favorite morbid-minded guy ;D
and a few other people I can recognize but don't know their names or whatever

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this is really cool :3

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o Character: KiosoAgies
o World: Kradia
o Level: 20
o Job: Archer

Yeah, I made a new char. I've still got my Ranger too.
:icongermanytwogermany:
*shoves you off to eat =u=*
I really really admire your patience and all your effort into your OC's! :heart:
Especially since they are enjoyable uwu

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I want to be the screaming guy in the upper corner when I grow up.

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Does this look infected to you?
:icontasteforinsanity:
Hahaha. XDD

Thank you! :3

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:icontasteforinsanity:
Me, too. :D Let's grow into the same guy. 8D

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*has ate now 8D*
Aww, thank you so much! <3 :heart:

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... XD Wow! You're havign WAY fun with Norway, miss!
You actually make it less despicable. <3 *giggles at funny little people* they have no idea im giggling on them, them pesky counties! >8D

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I feel the internet axiom "lol" applies to this situation.
:icontasteforinsanity:
Awww, Norway has never been despicable... just the people in it. XDD
No, the counties have NO IDEA. 8D Let's giggle at them behind their backs!

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Cuuute! Go grab some grub, hehe.
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Hehe. =P Thank you. :)

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