Ah. Something to do with the Huns or the Rus? Maybe the Swedes? Those Scandinavians enjoyed ransacking their neighbours, didn't they? ,and the Swedish flag has a sort of cross, right? (Like the Swiss)?
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Ah. Something to do with the Huns or the Rus? Maybe the Swedes? Those Scandinavians enjoyed ransacking their neighbours, didn't they? ,and the Swedish flag has a sort of cross, right? (Like the Swiss)?
Very warm now. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by edv
Denmark? Isn't the English flag based on the Danish flag?
I'm not sure about Danish-English connection, other than that they're both basically crusader flags.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lousada
Yes, Denmark is correct! :up: Your Q Lousada.
I'm not good at questions :\
There is a "Self-governed Monastic State of the Holy Mountain." What's the name of the mountain?
There is no connection. Probably got my urban legends mixed up again :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kristjan
Gibralter?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lousada
Nope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
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Originally Posted by Lousada
The Union Jack is a amalgam of to start a) The cross of St.George---white field with red cross and B) then the cross of St.Andrew which is blue field with the white cross in X and finally in 1804~~ish they added C) the cross of St.Patrick which was white field and the red X.
The Swedish flag was supposedly the cross of St. Erik inspired when they were setting off from right where the Finland boats today dock by Slussen at the foot of "Gamla Stan" the Old City on the way to kick some Russian ass cause the Rus and Ukrainians were behind on the protection money the Swedes had managed to squeeze out of them. The story goes they flipped a coin which was they were going to sail, either down the coast and hop over to Gotland and then short hop to what was later Pomerania then coast along the Southern shore of sea and thence to Pskov, Novgorod, Kiev etc, or sail thru the islands to Finland and coast along Finlands Southern Coast and around that way. They decided to go and teach the Finns who were bothering them a lesson, sailed that way and conquered the Finns and gave them a choice to die or come with them and kill Russian, and naturally the Finns thought it'd be more to to kill Russians and so they did and did side by side with the Swedes for about 850 years till the war of 1808-1809.
Danmarks flagg came about according to legend:
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Velkendt maleri af Christian August Lorentzen fra 1809 af begivenhederne i 1219
Ifølge legenden faldt Dannebrog ned fra himlen under slaget ved Lyndanisse (i dag Tallinn i Estland) den 15. juni 1219, den dag som vi i dag kalder Valdemarsdag (Se også Anders Sunesen og Valdemar 2. Sejr). Korstoget i 1219 var med en mægtig hær, som esterne ikke kunne stille noget op imod. Det er dog usikkerhed om tid og sted er korrekte[2].
"accord to legend the "Dannebrog" (their name for the flag) fell down from heaven during the battle at Lyndanisse (today Talinn in Estonia) the 15th of June 1219, the day we today call 'Valdemarsday" (see also Anders Sunesen and Valdemar 2) The Crusade in 1219 was with a powerful army which the Estonians could not stand up to. It is uncertain if the time and place ar correct"
Den ældste kilde siger: Danske i året 1208 kæmpede i Livland, i nutidens Estland på et sted som kaldes Fellin (Viljandi), og (da de næsten var slået) ydmygt påkaldte Guds hjælp, da opnåede de den nåde, at de straks modtog et flag, som faldt ned fra himlen, tegnet med et hvidt kors på en ulden dug. Traditionen fortæller videre, at en himmelsk røst samtidig fortalte, at danskerne ville sejre under dette tegn, hvilket de også gjorde.[3]. Det er usikkert hvad der egentlig skete under slaget ved Lyndanisse eller slaget ved Fellin, og kilderne er først nedskrevet 300 år efter begivenhederne skulle have fundet sted [2]
So yeah crusade but like so many up North it was a crusade Eastward against "heathen" who had not be "Christianized" yet, rather than to the Holy lands and Jerusalem.
Nice to see you around here again, John. :wave: