Editing Lyngdal (section)

===Coat of arms===
[[File:Lyngdal gamle våpen.svg|thumb|left|100px|Arms from 1987 to 2019]]
[[File:Lyngdal komm.svg|thumb|left|100px|Current arms since 2020]]
The original [[coat of arms]] was granted on 27 March 1987 and in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was enlarged. The official [[blazon]] was "[[Vert (heraldry)|Vert]] a cow [[statant]] [[argent]]" ({{langx|no|I grønt en stående sølv ku}}). This means the arms had a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] was a [[cow]] that was facing to the left. The cow had a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which meant it was commonly colored white, but if it was made out of metal, then silver was used. The cow was chosen since the local breed of cows ({{lang|no|lyngdalsku}}) has been very well known across Norway since the 19th century. The yearly cattle fair traders from all over [[Southern Norway]] and [[Western Norway]] visit the municipality to get cows. The arms were designed by Torgeir Schjølberg.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Lyngdal |access-date=2023-01-17 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lyngdal, Vest-Agder (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-10-32.html |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1987-03-27 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1987-03-27-219?q=flagg |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

The current [[coat of arms]] was approved for use starting on 1 January 2020. The arms have a green [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a tree on top of three wavy lines. The tree and wavy lines have a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The tree symbolizes growth. It has nine leaves symbolizing the nine main population centres within Lyngdal. The wavy lines represent waves and meadows. There are three white lines to represent the three large rivers in the municipality: [[Lygna]], [[Audna]], and [[Mandalselva]]. The two green wavy lines (between the white wavy lines represent the two valleys in the municipality: [[Lyngdalen]] and [[Audnedalen]]. The arms were designed by Richard Haugland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunevåpenets bakgrunn og symbolikk |url=https://www.lyngdal.kommune.no/no/om-kommunen/kommunevapenets-bakgrunn-og-symbolikk/ |access-date=2020-12-05 |website=Lyngdal kommune |language=no}}</ref>