Why are the flags of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Greece similar? What is the connection?

/kloc-in the 0/2nd century, Christian beliefs and Nordic idolatry still coexist in many places in Northern Europe. At this time, King Eric IX of Sweden ascended the throne, and Eric IX was also the designer of the flag patterns of Nordic countries.

1, national flag of Sweden

Legend has it that in 1 157, Eric IX conquered Finland. Before going out to war, he prayed to God to bless him. Suddenly, he saw the golden sunshine in the blue sky, showing a cross light. He thought it was a revelation from God, so he took the golden cross and blue background as symbols of Sweden. However, Sweden did not use the cross flag as the national flag at first, and it was not officially confirmed until 1906.

2. Danish flag

Denmark is the first Nordic country to use the cross flag, and the Danish national flag is also one of the oldest national flags in the world today (some scholars believe that the Danish national flag is the earliest national flag in the world, and the national flags of the five Nordic countries are all developed from the Danish national flag. )。

12 19, Danish victorious king Waldemar? Queen Victoria went to war with Estonia, a Baltic country. In the battle of Rondanis, the Dan army was in trouble.

Suddenly, a red flag with a white cross fell from the sky, and a Danish soldier held it high, accompanied by a loud voice: "Grasping this flag is victory!" "Encouraged by this banner, the Dan army fought bravely and turned defeat into victory. Since then, the white cross red flag has become the national flag of the Kingdom of Denmark.

In addition, there is a saying that this flag was given to Denmark by the Pope, so it was used as a national flag.

3. Norwegian flag

Norway once established a federation with Denmark (i.e. 1397). The Kalmar Union jointly established by Norway, Denmark and Sweden collapsed in 1524. Since then, Denmark and Norway have established a Federation, with Denmark's red and white cross as the national flag.

In the gunboat war in the Napoleonic era (1807-18 14), Denmark was defeated, the federation collapsed and Norway gained independence. The newly established Norway has a blue cross on the basis of the Danish flag. The blue, white and red colors of the Norwegian flag represent freedom, equality and fraternity respectively.

4. Flag of Finland

Finland was ruled by Sweden and Russia for a long time in history until it became independent in 19 17. The Finnish flag also contains the factors of two countries. The cross is influenced by Sweden, and the blue and white colors are influenced by Russia. The national flag is around 1860, according to the Finnish poet Charles? Made at the suggestion of Topulius,1965438+May 29th, 2008 was officially designated as the national symbol of Finland.

White on the national flag symbolizes snow-covered land, while blue symbolizes lakes, rivers and oceans (another meaning is blue sky).

5. Icelandic flag

Iceland's national flag has a white and red cross on a blue background. Iceland's first national flag first appeared in a parade in 1897. It is a flag with a white cross on a dark blue background. The national flag used now appears in 19 15, and a red cross is added to the original national flag to symbolize Christian belief.

19 18 Iceland was designated as the Icelandic flag when it became independent from Denmark. For Icelanders, the color of this flag symbolizes the scenery of Iceland, and the three colors symbolize the three elements that make up Iceland: red symbolizes the flame in Iceland's volcano; White symbolizes the snow and ice covering Iceland; Blue symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean.