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His seal combined the coats of arms of Norway (center, as an inescutcheon upon a cross over all), Denmark (in dexter chief), Sweden (the Folkung lion, in dexter base) and Pomerania (a griffin, in sinister base), and in addition the Three Crowns symbol in sinister chief; the latter heraldic design predates the Kalmar Union, and is now mostly ...
The Kalmar Union [a] was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by Queen Margaret of Denmark. From 1397 to 1523, [1] it joined under a single monarch the three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden (then including much of present-day Finland), and Norway, together with Norway's overseas colonies [b] (then including Iceland, Greenland, [c] the Faroe Islands, and the ...
The same design, but with a red Nordic cross on a yellow background, was used as union flag during the Kalmar union (1397 to 1523), and when that union fell apart in 1523 the same design, but with a yellow cross on a blue background (derived from the Swedish coat of arms adopted in 1442), was adopted as national flag of Sweden, while Norway ...
The flag of the Kalmar Union was used in the triple union led by Denmark, which included Norway and Sweden. In a letter written by Eric of Pomerania dated from 1430, the "Banner of the realms" is described as "a red cross in a yellow field". 1427: Maritime flag: A flag captured from a Danish ship by Lübeck forces in 1427 showed the arms
Emblems of the Kalmar Union; Flag of Norway; Flag of the Faroe Islands; Grzegorz Walasek; International Federation of Vexillological Associations; Krzysztof Cegielski; List of Danish flags; List of Estonian flags; List of Icelandic flags; List of Norwegian flags; List of countries by population in 1500; List of flags by color combination; List ...
Flag Date Use Description 1262–1397: Flag of Norway: Banner of arms with golden lion on red canvas. 1397-1523: The "Banner of the realms", flag of the Kalmar Union. a red cross in a yellow field. 1523-1918: Flag of Denmark: A red field charged with a white Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to ...
Flags were returned to full-mast at government buildings across the UK as the period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II ended on September 20.This video shows the ...
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