The flag of Denmark or “Dannebrog” as the Danes call it, has the distinction of being the oldest national flag in continuous use. It also has the distinction of being literally handed down by God from his heavenly throne during battle to help the Danes rally and beat the (then) pagan Estonians at the battle Battle of Lindanise in 1219. Verily, the Lord works in mysterious ways. “Oh you are getting your asses kicked? Here’s a flag.”
The special delivery of the flag is credited with helping the Danes vanquish the pagans and it set off a mania for the nordic cross as a flag motif. The nordic (or scandinavian) cross is a cross in a rectangular field, with the centre of the cross shifted towards the hoist. In Denmark’s case it is a white cross on red.
Wanaknowwhoelse has a nordic cross flag? The City of Wilmington Delaware, that’s who. Obviously honoring the Swedes who were good enough to inform the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape that they were living in a place called Nya Sverige when they began showing up in the 1610’s.
