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The royal banner of the kings of Denmark based on the royal coat of arms Seal of Eric of Pomerania as king of the Kalmar union , 1398. A small Dannebrog banner is depicted as held by the three Danish lions in the top-left corner.
- 15 June 1219; 804 years ago (Dannebrog legend), 1625; 398 years ago (recognised as national flag)
- 7:17 national, 56:107 royal
- A white Nordic cross with a red background
Dannebrog: The flag that fell from the sky. In 1219, legend has it, the Danish flag fell from heaven during a battle in present-day Estonia, helping the Danish army to an unexpected victory. Today, 800 years after the battle in Estonia, the red-and-white flag has gained widespread use among the population of Denmark – for birthdays, funerals ...
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State Banner of the King of Denmark as depicted in the Gelre Armorial, the earliest representation of the Dannebrog. Circa 1300s: Royal Banner Yellow Banner depicting the Arms of the King of Denmark; three crowned lions with a semée of hearts. 1430s: Kalmar Union: Emblems of the Kalmar Union: 1427
Jun 27, 2017 · According to legend, the Dannebrog fell from the sky during the Battle of Valdemar (Volmerslaget), near Lyndanisse in Estonia on 15 June 1219. In Franciscan monk Peder Olsen’s writings (1527), he mentioned that King Valdemar II attacked the city of Lyndanisse in order to conquer it and Christianize its inhabitants.
The Danish version of that war flag is a swallow-tailed banner that has a unique off-centre Scandinavian Cross, its arms extending to the edges of the flag; however, it has been associated exclusively with the state and military.
Royal Danish Army. The Royal Danish Army ( Danish: Hæren; Faroese: Herurin; Greenlandic: Sakkutuut) is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods, abandoning its traditional ...
- Active: 25,400, Reserve: 63,000, 363 tracked and 257 wheeled armoured vehicles
- Danish Defence Command
The Danish Royal Coat of Arms was established by royal decree on 5 July 1972. Compared with earlier versions, the current coat of arms has a reduced number of quarterings because HM Queen Margrethe no longer wished to hold some of the official titles her male predecessors had. In addition to displaying the arms of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and ...