r/Nordiccountries 3d ago

Nordic flags 😂😂😂

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u/JimTheSaint 3d ago

Sure but Denmarks flag was of course the first - everyone else is a copy cat

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u/dixonsticks 3d ago

Sure, but the Danish flag fell out of the sky where? In Estonia.

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u/JimTheSaint 3d ago

Yes after a battle we won

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u/Sagaincolours 1d ago

It is believed that whoever made the flag for the Danes there in Estonia got the inspiration from the Knight Templar flag.

Because, surprise, Estonia was under vassalage to them when the battle took place.

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u/Strange-Doubt-7464 22h ago

The southern part of Estonia was ruled by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword, who were later absorbed into the Teutonic Order, not the Knights Templar.

The cross is of course a common design element on most crusader flags.