During the Danish-Norwegian personal union, Dannebrog (" Danish cloth ") was also the flag of Norway and continued to be, with slight modifications, until Norway adopted its current flag in 1821.

Dannebrog is the oldest state flag in the world still in use by an independent nation.

According to the legend the flag, Dannebrog, was given to the Danes from God himself, and from that day forward, it was the flag of Denmark and the Danish kings.

Sources from Dithmarschen, written shortly after the battle of 1500, do mention banners, including the Royal banner, being captured from the Danes, but there is no mention of Dannebrog or the " original " flag.

This flag, called the Dannebrog, inspired the cross design of the other Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and regional Scandinavian flags for the Faroe Islands, Åland, Scania and Bornholm, as well as flags for the non-Scandinavian Shetland and Orkney.

The colours of the flag are the same as those of the Dannebrog, symbolising Greenland's place in the Danish realm.

According to legend, this battle also marks the first use of the Dannebrog, the world's first national flag still in use, as the national flag of Denmark.

Legend has it that the Danish flag, the Dannebrog fell from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse in Estonia in 1219.

Dannebrog is named after the flag of Denmark, which in Danish is called the " Dannebrog.

* Dannebrog Rederi A / S: A Danish shipping company, named after the flag

**** Kongeskibet Dannebrog: The first royal Danish yacht ( 1879-1932 ), named after the flag

**** Kongeskibet Dannebrog: The royal Danish yacht ( A540 ), named after the flag

The flag of Norway is red with an indigo blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag ; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark.

In 1748 a decree stated that the Dannebrog should be the only legal merchant flag.

The flag of the Faroe Islands is an offset cross, which represents Christianity, following as with other Nordic flags the tradition set by Dannebrog.

It is illegal in Denmark, under section 110 ( e ) of the Danish penal code, to desecrate the flags or national symbols of foreign nations, while legal to burn the Dannebrog, Denmark's national flag.

The Throne Room is decorated with a large ceiling painting by Kræsten Iversen, depicting how the Danish flag, Dannebrog, fell from the sky in Estonia in 1219.

According to the legend, the national flag of Denmark Dannebrog was born at the time by falling from the sky during a critical moment in the fight and helped the Danes to win the Battle of Lyndanisse against the Estonians.

Companies in the area include MAN / BW Alpha, Martin and the Navy Base Frederikshavn ( Flådestation Frederikshavn ), which is the home location for the training ship Danmark, the national icebreakers, and the royal yacht Dannebrog.

* Dannebrog ( ship )

This " Danmarckis Hoffuitbanner " was probably nothing short of the " Banner of the Realm '" ( Rigsbanner ), the Dannebrog.

According to his The New York Times obituary published on April 3, 1872, Morse received respectively the decoration of the Atiq Nishan-i-Iftikhar ( English: Order of Glory ) medal on wearer's right depicted in photo of Morse with medals, set in diamonds, from the Sultan Ahmad I ibn Mustafa of Turkey ( c. 1847 ), a golden snuff box containing the Prussian gold medal for scientific merit from the King of Prussia ( 1851 ); the Great Gold Medal of Arts and Sciences from the King of Württemberg ( 1852 ); and the Great Golden Medal of Science and Arts from Emperor of Austria ( 1855 ); a cross of Chevalier in the Légion d ' honneur from the Emperor of France ; the Cross of a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog from the King of Denmark ( 1856 ); the Cross of Knight Commander of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, from the Queen of Spain, besides being elected member of innumerable scientific and art societies in this States and other countries.

Among these, the Norwegian highest civilian award Medal for Outstanding Civic Service ( Medaljen for borgerdåd ) ( 1966 ), the Grand Cross of the Order of Dannebrog ( 1954 ) and Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav ( 1953 ), Czechoslovak OWL ( 1948 ).

The motto he chose on receiving the order of the Dannebrog was Integritas et rectum custodiunt me ( that is, " Integrity and right guard me " in the Latin language ), and throughout a long life he was never false to it.

Dannebrog in flight.

He needed two soldiers to keep his hands up and when the Danes were about to win, ' Dannebrog ' fell from the sky and the King took it, showed it to the troops and their hearts were filled with courage and the Danes won the battle.

Dannebrog falling from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse, June 15, 1219.

The Danish church-historian L. P. Fabricius proposed yet another theory, explained in his study of 1934, titled " Sagnet om Dannebrog og de ældste Forbindelser med Estland ".

A much different theory is briefly discussed by Fabricius and elaborated more by Helga Bruhn in her book " Dannebrog " from 1949.

Note the small Dannebrog banner in the top-left corner.

However, several coins, seals and images exist, both foreign and domestic, from the 13th to 15th centuries and even earlier, showing flags similar to Dannebrog.

This is the earliest known undisputed colour rendering of the Dannebrog.

From the time of King Eric of Pomerania there is also a case that undisputedly links the Dannebrog to Denmark.

The cross quartering the shields has also been identified as a Dannebrog cross, but this claim is disputed.

No official nuance definition of " Dannebrog rød " exists.

Today, Greenlanders display both the Erfalasorput and the Dannebrog — often side-by-side.

He was received by King Frederick VII, who decorated him with the Order of the Dannebrog.

The lesser coat of arms of Tallinn is also the coat of arms of Harjumaa | Harju County and depicts the Flag of Denmark | Dannebrog cross.

* The Egyptian fleet ( 60 warships ), including Cleopatra's treasure ship retreats to Taenarus, Antony transferred his flag to a smaller vessel and breaks through Octavian's line.

The official guide to protocol in Belgium states that the national flag measures 2. 60 m tall for each 3 m wide, giving it a ratio of 13: 15.

James 60 ( flag, Robert Blake, captain John Gilson )

When any Carrier Strike Group enters into the Mediterranean control zone it is usually designated TF 60 and the battle group commander, a one or two-star flag officer, assumes duties as Commander Task Force 60 ( CTF 60 ) from COMDESRON 60.

In 1983, the teddy bear became VM's de facto mascot at SHARE 60, when teddy bear stickers were attached to the nametags of " cuddlier oldtimers " to flag them for newcomers as " friendly if approached ".

* For a transitional period of 60 days after the adoption of the current flag, the proportion of the golden eagle was 1 / 3 of the flags ' size, instead of 2 / 3.

He later joined ( 60 ) under the flag of Sir David Milne, on the North American station, where he was given the command of the Jane, a small vessel carrying dispatches between Halifax and Bermuda.

On May 8, 2010, a Moroccan flag with a size of 60, 409. 78 meters squared, weighing 20 tonnes, was set in Dakhla, a city in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

There are three other objectives and corresponding styles ( four in total ): a style called " capture-the-flag " ( or " CTF " for short ) in which tanks try to pick up an opponent's flag and bring to their own home base, a style called " rabbit chase " in which the objective is to have every hunter ( orange ) tank try to destroy a particular white tank, called the " rabbit ," and a style called " King of the Hill ," in which a team attempts to stay in a certain area for 30 – 60 seconds without being killed.

Triumph 60 ( flag )

During version 0. 60, BitComet received bad publicity because its implementation of the DHT feature, which was new at the time, could be exploited to not respect the private flag of a tracker.

For example, an angle of 60 degrees between the bottom of a flag and a flagpole would be estimated as a windspeed.

The 1865 act required all road locomotives, which included automobiles, to travel at a maximum of 4 mph ( 6 km / h ) in the country and 2 mph ( 3 km / h ) in towns and have a crew of three travel, one of whom should carry a red flag walking 60 yards ( 55 m ) ahead of each vehicle.

* Stipulated that self-propelled vehicles should be accompanied by a crew of three: the driver, a stoker and a man with a red flag walking 60 yards ( 55 m ) ahead of each vehicle.

* 1 April – The defence ministers of South Africa, Ethiopia and Mozambique announce in Addis Ababa that their countries will send 3, 500 peacekeeping troops to Burundi within 60 days under the African Union flag

Swaziland Airlink was formed as a joint venture company between the Swaziland Government ( 60 %) and South African Airlink ( 40 %) to take over operations from Royal Swazi National Airways Corporation ( RSNAC ), the previous flag carrier of Swaziland.

It is a street art where the performer balances a giant flag that ranges from 25 ft to 32 ft in height and about 60 pounds in weigh.

Of those who expressed opinions, over 80 % wanted a national flag entirely different from that of any other nation, and 60 % wanted their flag to bear the maple leaf.

* Glorieux ( flag )-( Jean II d ' Estrées ) Burnt ; 60 people dead