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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Medals worn ( from wearer's right to left, top row: Order of Glory ( Ottoman Empire ) | Nichan Iftikhar ( Ottoman ); Order of the Tower and Sword ( Portugal ); Order of the Dannebrog ( Denmark ); Orders, decorations, and medals of Imperial Germany | Gold Medal of Art and Science ( Württemberg ); Gold Medal of Science ( Austria ); Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus ( Italy ).

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

The Danish commander, Olfert Fischer, moved from the Dannebrog at 11: 30am, when it caught fire, to the Holsteen.

He was made a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1963, and was awarded the Gold Medal from the Carina Aria Foundation in Sweden in 1972.

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.

* Dannebrog Cross – displayed bottom right ; from the Green Howards

The coffins were designed by Kaare and Naur Klint, made from Norwegian marble, and have a stylized Dannebrog covering the lid and sides.

He also received the Order of Dannebrog from Denmark.

He was a Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog, and was a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters from 1825.

In 1946 he was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog for services to the Danish fishing industry and fishermen, especially during the War.

He was created a Chevalier Belgian Order of Léopold, Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog by HM King Christian X of Denmark and awarded King Christian X's medal for " Valuable assistance rendered to Denmark during the war.

According to the regulation of June 11, 1748 the colour was simply red, which is common known today as " Dannebrog rød " (" Dannebrog red ").

Dannebrog in flight.

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.

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

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 ".

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Conchita kept an eye on the twins and little Elena, trying to keep them from falling into the creek by which they persisted in playing.

Gazing at her husband's drugged body, his chest rising and falling in mindless rhythms, she saw the grandeur of his fictional world, that lush garden from which he plucked flowers and herbs.

His brothers' anger caused Palfrey genuine concern, for he had imposed a dual mission upon himself: to free his slaves, and to keep the family from falling apart over the issue.

Hurrian kingdoms, such as Nairi and the powerful state of Urartu arose in north eastern Anatolia from the 10th century BC, before eventually falling to the Assyrians.

# believers are able to resist sin but are not beyond the possibility of falling from grace.

" Further, the text of the Articles of Remonstrance says that no believer can be plucked from Christ's hand, and the matter of falling away, " loss of salvation " required further study before it could be taught with any certainty.

While working on a second book, Alcott and Peabody had a falling out and Conversations with Children on the Gospels was prepared with help from Peabody's sister Sophia, published at the end of December 1836.

Flood levels, that had been stable from about 3, 000 to 2, 600 BC, had started falling, and by the Akkadian period were a half-meter to a meter lower than recorded previously.

The word " apoptosis " () is used in Greek to describe the " dropping off " or " falling off " of petals from flowers, or leaves from trees.

There was at the top of the Arc from 1882 to 1886, a monumental sculpture by Alexandre Falguière, " Le triomphe de la Révolution " ( the Triumph of the Revolution ), a chariot drawn by horses preparing " to crush Anarchy and Despotism ", that remained only four years up there before falling in ruins.

Because of your forward motion relative to the falling rain, the rain now appears to be falling not straight down from directly above you, but at a slight angle from a point in the sky somewhat in front of you.

When you drive a car at night through falling rain, the rain drops illuminated by your car's headlights appear to fall from a position in the sky well in front of your car.

Research methods can be classified as falling into one of two approaches, though more recent projects often use techniques from both categories.

The word asymptote is derived from the Greek ἀσύμπτωτος ( asumptotos ) which means " not falling together ," from ἀ priv.

Herald photographer Stanley Forman received two Pulitzer Prizes consecutively in 1976 and 1977, the first being a dramatic shot of a young child falling in mid-air from her mother's arms on the upper stories of a burning apartment building to the waiting arms of firefighters below, and the latter ( known as " The soiling of Old Glory ") being of Ted Landsmark, an African American city official, being beaten with an American flag during Boston's school busing crisis.

Bowls falling into the ditch are dead and removed from play, except in the event when one has " touched " the jack on its way.

Though the United States refused to aide Chiang Kai-shek in his hope to " recover the mainland ," it continued supporting the Republic of China with military supplies and expertise to prevent Taiwan from falling into PRC hands.

Side rails on the bed should be kept up to prevent patient from falling.

Hard hats are worn to protect the head from bumps and falling rocks.

Usually, instead of using a safety rope from above, injury is avoided using a crash pad and a human spotter ( to direct a falling climber on to the pad ).