Page "Flag of Denmark" Paragraph 15

According to tradition, the original flag from the Battle of Lyndanisse was used in the small campaign of 1500 when King Hans tried to conquer Dithmarschen ( in western Holstein in north Germany ).

The flag was lost in a devastating defeat at the Battle of Hemmingstedt on 17 February 1500.

In 1559, King Frederik II recaptured it during his own Dithmarschen campaign.

In the capitulation terms it is stated that all Danish banners lost in 1500 were to be returned.