Flag Of Norway Other Flags
The flag of denmark danish.
Flag of norway other flags. Prior to this the raven or dragon was used. Dannebrog was used between 1523 and 1814 during the denmark norway era subnational flags edit parts of this article those related to that many of the county s flags below no longer exist following the merger of counties in 2020 need to be updated. On february 27 1814 the crown prince christian frederick created the first distinctive norwegian national flag. Saint olav used a serpent within a white mark at the battle of nesjar.
Never read anything 1 5. An expression of local opposition to the swedish rule imposed on norway it consisted of the red danish flag with its white cross long used in. As if that made for a more distinct flag. National flag consisting of a red field bearing a large blue cross outlined in white.
Top users by karma. Bergen is as often a deviant case. The flag has a width to length ratio of 8 to 11. Vertically the flag has 6 units of red 1 unit of white 2 units of blue 1 unit of white and 6 units of red.
Kings and other rulers flew flags especially in battle. Serbia montenegro is also there if you look at an old enough version it would be. It is difficult to establish what the earliest flag of norway looked like. Well if you type mother of all flags into google images you ll see many images of norway s flag with several other national flags marked out within it.
The design of the norwegian flag with the scandinavian cross in the center is similar to the other nordic flags. Download flag of norway. Today this week this month all time 1. During ancient times countries did not fly flags.
In case of norway the cross is blue with white framing placed on a red background. The flag of drammen has a wavy white stripe on a blue field. Indonesia poland malta gc finland france netherlands and thailand. Magnus the good used the same mark as saint olav.
Drammen is a similar case to oslo with a simple yet unapproved flag unconnected to the arms. Jan oskar engene 15 may 2002. Norway s red white and blue flag isn t entirely unique lots of countries use the same color scheme but the scandinavian country s standard contains multitudes. The cross is not isosceles it reaches the edges of the flag and the shorter arm is located closer to the left side of the.
In the case of norway horizontally there are 6 units of red 1 unit of white 2 units of blue 1 unit of white and 12 units of red.