Flag Of Norway Confederate Flag

As decoration they hung a norwegian flag next to the american flag at the front entrance of the inn but dozens of guests and people driving by have accused the couple of flying a confederate flag.

Flag of norway confederate flag. The owner of a local shop informed the couple shortly after that someone believed they were flying the confederate flag. Displaying norway s flag red with a blue cross superimposed on a white cross is a nod to kjersten offenbecker s scandinavian heritage. This town thinks that we re hanging the confederate flag kjersten said. The confederate flag is red with a blue x containing white stars.

The guy was cheering norway on in the winter olympics a seattle resident mistook a norwegian flag in the greenwood neighborhood in seattle washington for a confederate flag. Some people are even convinced the home was built by confederate leaders. The confederate flag and norwegian flag istockphoto it bugs me as far as the stupidity of people he told the newspaper. The flag in question was actually norway s national flag displayed by homeowner darold norman strangeland in honor of norway s performance in the winter olympics.

A norwegian vimpel pennant is often used as an alternative to the flag of norway throughout. The flag was put up to honour kjersten s roots as her grandfather was born in norway. That s a norwegian flag. The colors of the norwegian flag are similar to the confederate flag but the patterns and symbols are different.

Nordic cross appearance in contrast to the diagonal cross and stars of the confederate flag. The norwegian flag has the same colors as the confederate. Kjersten and greg offenbecker the owners of the nordic pineapple in st john michigan last week took down their norwegian flag after it was repeatedly mistaken for a confederate flag. Her grandfather was born in norway and the bed and.