Editing Beiarn Municipality (section)

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] has been used in Beiarn since 1988. The [[blazon]] is ''"[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]], a pine tree [[Erasure (heraldry)|uprooted]] [[Or (heraldry)|Or]]"'' ({{langx|no|I gull en furu på grønn bunn}}). This means the arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a [[pine]] tree. The pine tree has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[Or (heraldry)|Or]] which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The pine tree was chosen to symbolize the mighty pine forests for which Beiarn has historically been well-known. This is mentioned both by [[Petter Dass]]' "[[Nordlands Trompet]]" and in Lars Hess Bing's "Description of the Kingdom of Norway, the Isles of Iceland and the Faroe Islands, as well as Greenland". There are remains of giant pine trees that are likely over one thousand years old. The green color of the field was chosen to represent the lush green forests and the gold/yellow color was chosen because the forest is "worth its weight in gold" for the municipality. The arms were designed by Erik Gabrielsen, who was a cultural consultant in Beiarn municipality. In 1995, the municipality applied to have the arms formally approved for use by the [[National Archives of Norway]], but they were not approved because it did not meet the heraldic standards for coats of arms in Norway. The National Archives told the municipality that they can use the unapproved arms in some circumstances, but they cannot be put on a flag, road sign, or public buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Beiarn |access-date=2023-01-30 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Om Kommunevåpenet |url=https://www.beiarn.kommune.no/om-kommunevaapenet.447820.no.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Beiarn kommune |language=no}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Beiarn |url=http://snl.no/Beiarn |access-date=2012-03-26 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beiarn kommune, våpen |url=https://foto.digitalarkivet.no/fotoweb/archives/5003-Kommunev%C3%A5pen/Kart%20og%20tegninger%20og%20segl/Beiarn%20fra%20SNL.JPG.info#c=%2Ffotoweb%2Farchives%2F5003-Kommunev%25C3%25A5pen%2F%3Fq%3Dbeiarn |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Digitalarkivet |publisher=Arkivverket |language=no}}</ref>