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11 June 1748. The national flag of Denmark (Danish: Dannebrog, pronounced [ˈtænəˌpʁoˀ]) [4] is red with a white Nordic cross, which means that the cross extends to the edges of the flag and the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side. A banner with a white-on-red cross is attested as having been used by the kings of ...
Use. Description. 1972—present. Royal Standard of Denmark, used by King Frederik X. Royal flag with the greater (Monarch's) coat of arms. 1914—present. The Flag of the Crown Prince of Denmark. Royal flag with the smaller (also: national) coat of arms. 1914—present.
History of Denmark. Prehistoric Denmark c. 6000 BC–700 AD. Kongemose culture c. 6000 BC–5200 BC. Ertebølle culture c. 5,300 BC – 3,950 BC. Funnelbeaker culture c. c. 4300–2800 BC. Corded Ware culture c. 3000 BC – 2350 BC. Nordic Bronze Age c. 2000/1750–500 BC. Pre-Roman Iron Age c. 5th/4th–1st centuries BC.
Denmark. Denmark (Danish: Danmark, pronounced [ˈtænmɑk] ⓘ) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe with a population of nearly 6 million; [11] 767,000 live in Copenhagen (1.9 million in the wider area). [12] It is the metropolitan part of and the most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, [N 8] a ...
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.
Raven banner. The raven banner (Old Norse: hrafnsmerki [ˈhrɑvnsˌmerke]; Middle English: hravenlandeye) was a flag, possibly totemic in nature, flown by various Viking chieftains and other Scandinavian rulers during the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries. [citation needed]
Charges. Danish heraldry use the same divisions as are common in other heraldic traditions. The most simple arms available are the division of the field by a straight line. These divisions are called skjolddelinger (lit. divisions of the shield) in Danish. Ordinaries are called heroldsfigurer (lit. herold figures) in Danish.
Pages in category "Flags of Denmark". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Flag of Denmark. Flag of the Faroe Islands. List of Danish flags.