r/Nordiccountries • u/Jezzaq94 • 3d ago

Nordic flags 😂😂😂

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u/Bug_Photographer 3d ago

Given that the Danish flag preceeds the English one as a national flag, perhaps the English one should be included as a copycat as well?

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u/NearbyEquall 3d ago

The English flag is not a Nordic Cross

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u/ohboymykneeshurt 3d ago

“…change it a little so it’s not too obvious.”

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u/MdMV_or_Emdy_idk Portugal 3d ago

I mean, at the end of the day it’s just crosses, crosses as symbols of national identity are really old

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u/ohboymykneeshurt 3d ago

Hey stranger. Why don’t you try and counter my jestfull comment with serious arguments and then finally ruin the same arguments with a personal insult?

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u/fat_shadyy 3d ago

You really got him there

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u/NearbyEquall 3d ago

I know

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u/Matsisuu 3d ago

Dannebrogen may come from knight's hospitaller, which again is just basically Saint George's cross with inverted colours.

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u/Bug_Photographer 3d ago

Of course. It's a totally different thing. No similarity or common roots whatsoever.

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u/Bug_Photographer 3d ago

Are you a professional escalator of conflicts or are you just a very good amateur?

Chill, buddy.

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u/oceanicArboretum 3d ago

It's St. George's cross, not a Nordic cross. The same design is on the flags of Georgia (the country) and Barcelona.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George%27s_Cross

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u/Slight-Ad-6553 3d ago

okay okay it was not "copied"

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u/Bug_Photographer 3d ago

And the first guy to make this thread about "The Nordic Cross" was the guy who got pissed at me. The original post jokes about the similarity - but talk about visual similarity and in no way restrict this to be about Nordic Cross flags.

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u/LewdGamerAnonymous 2d ago

The English flag is a nordic cross, yes.

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u/NearbyEquall 2d ago

No, it's a saint George cross

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u/LewdGamerAnonymous 2d ago

Which was created AFTER the nordic cross had already existed for a century.

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u/C4-BlueCat 2d ago

The English one is included, the British is not