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Flags of Sweden and Norway in 1899, after the removal of the union mark from the Norwegian merchant flag. Plate published by the Swedish-Norwegian foreign ministry to announce the recent change. A royal resolution of 20 June 1844, introduced new flags and heraldry to denote the equal status of the two kingdoms within the union.
Personal Command Sign of H.M. the King of Sweden (used on land). The greater Coat of arms of Sweden, which is blue divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold 1905–present: Royal standard of Sweden, used by H.M. The King of Sweden and H.M. The Queen of Sweden: Royal flag with the greater national coat of arms 1905–present
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In Sweden, it was always seen by some people as a desecration of their flag, and one of its adversaries called it "the herring salad" [7] (Norwegian: sildesalaten, Swedish: sillsalladen) [8] because of its resemblance to a popular dish on the Scandinavian smörgåsbord. It came to be popularly known under this name in both countries and to this ...
The name for Sweden is generally agreed to derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *s(w)e, meaning "one's own", referring to one's own tribe from the tribal period. [15] [16] [17] The native Swedish name, Sverige (a compound of the words Svea and rike, first recorded in the cognate Swēorice in Beowulf), [18] translates as "realm of the Swedes", which excluded the Geats in Götaland.
View history; General ... Flags of Sweden (6 P) O. Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden (5 C, 43 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Sweden"
The following 52 pages use this file: 1582 in Sweden; 1585 in Sweden; 1590 in Sweden; Battle of Axtorna; Battle of Bornholm (1563) Battle of Haddorp; Battle of Runafer
Search. Search. Appearance. Donate; ... View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Pages in category "Flags of Sweden" The following 6 pages are in this ...