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The danish flag 'Dannebrog' (the name is assumed to mean the 'Red cloth') has its origin in the time of the crusades - not to the Holy Land, but to the eastern shores of the Baltic sea. Here the Danish kings in 12th and 13th century attacked pagan Slavonic tribes with papal approval and converted them 'by the sword'. At the same time and in the same regions German knights did the very same, and most likely the Danish flag is inspired by the crosses of the German knights - perhaps the entire design is 'stolen' from a specific order.
The official legend says that the flag fell from the sky as a sign from God during a tough battle against the pagans in Estonia in 1219, but it actually seem to predate that battle.
Dannebrog, which by the way is the world oldest state flag still in use, replaced the red raven flag used by the Viking kings. The cross design of the Danish flag has formed model for the Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic national flags.
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∙ 12y agoIn Denmark in the middel ages where we made our flag(i'm from Denmark) the whole population believed in Christianity and our flag look a lot like a cross. So because we where All Christians that is why the cross are on our flag
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On the flag of Denmark what color is the cross?
The cross is white and the background is red. The flag is called the "Dannebrog".
What is the national color of Denmark?
The National colors of Denmark are red and white and are used to make up the flag. The Denmark flag features a red cross with a white background.
What does white cross represent on Denmark flag?
Because the main religion there is lutheran therefore the cross represents the cross that Jesus was hung aponThe danish flag does not represent anything. It is rumored to have fallen during a war in Estland, and Denmark has kept the flag since.
Which country's flag has a white cross?
The flag of Switzerland has a red background and white cross (+). The flag of Scotland, the Saltire, has a dark blue background and a white cross (X). The flag of Denmark has a red background and white cross (+).
What colors are on the flag of Denmark?
it has red and white colours, in the form of a cross
What do the symbols on the Denmark flag represent?
is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side
What do the symbols mean on the Denmark flag?
pride
What is the emblem in Denmark?
I don't really know what you mean about emblem, but Denmarks flag is read with a white cross, and it is also the oldest flag in the world. On Denmarks 10 kr. and 20 kr. coins, they have their queen on them, but Denmark couldn't care less about it. Denmark doesn't have any kind of symbol, like Canada has a beaver or something.
What flag has a red background and white cross?
Denmark and Switzerland; they are of two different designs The Danish cross is the same as used in the flags of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden all in different colours. It is basically a Latin Cross laying on its side. The Swiss flag I believe is square with equal sided white (Greek) cross in the middle. The reverse of the Swiss flag is used by the Red Cross.
How does the flag look like of denmark?
The closest to an answer would be the flag used during the Kalmar Union from 1397 to 1523, which unified present day Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland, along with parts of Finland and Northern Germany. In the style of the Nordic cross flags still used in all Nordic countries, the Kalmar flag was a red cross on a yellow background. However, this design has no usage in contemporary Scandinavia.
What does the Norwegian flag look like?
since Norway is a Christian country (not really) but since it is, we have cross as our "symbol". just like any other scandinavian countries (Island, Sweden, Denmark, Finland) including England.
What does the red cross on union jack mean?
There are two red crosses on the Union Flag. The 'plus' cross is from the English flag and the 'multiplication' crass is from the Ulster flag.
