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Danish soldiers return to Copenhagen after the Battle of Fredericia (1849), a Danish victory against German insurgents in Holstein and Schleswig in the First Schleswig War (1894 painting by Otto Bache) Cigarette card of 1890, depicting the royal standard of the Danish West Indies. Used as a maritime flag since the 16th century, the Dannebrog ...
The Dannebrog the national flag of Denmark. The following is a list of flags of Denmark. ... The only party in the history of Denmark that used flag was DNSAP.
The Danish coat of arms in the Gelre Armorial, 14th century. This is the oldest coloured image of the Dannebrog. The crest was used by Danish monarchs from the 13th century until c. 1420. [1] The flag is not part of the crest. The oldest known depiction of the insignia dates from a seal used by King Canute VI c. 1194.
The 1219 Battle of Lyndanisse is still well known to this day, especially amongst Danes and Estonians, because of a popular legend about the first ever Danish flag, the Dannebrog, which allegedly fell from the sky, as an apparently helpful divine intervention, just when the Danish Crusaders were about to lose the battle to the local pagans.
The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, ... The flag of Denmark falling from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse on 15 June, 1219.
Denmark: 14th c. [5] Denmark: Djibouti: 1844 1896 1977 Djibouti: Dominica: 1663 1715 1763 1801 1871 1940 1958 1962 1978 1981 1988 1990 Dominica: Dominican Republic: 1506 1795 1808 1821 1844 1849 1861 1865 Dominican Republic: East Timor: 1702 1707 1750 1816 1826 1830 1911 1942 1945 1975 1975 1976 1999 2002 East Timor: Ecuador: 1534 1785 1809 ...
The former Danish royal arms, left, established in 1972, and the latest arms by royal resolution on Dec. 20, 2024.
There is no indication that the raven banner was ever carried as a universal flag of Scandinavians. [35] In modern times the Danish Guard Hussar Regiment (est. 1762) seemingly used a raven banner as their coat of arms, perhaps an allusion to the Viking warriors. The raven symbol is still in use by the regiment's 1st Battalion 1st Armoured ...