LL-L "Language usage" 2005.05.07 (05) [E]

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From: Kevin Caldwell <kcaldwell31 at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Language usage" 2005.05.07 (01) [E]

> From: Paul Finlow-Bates <wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: LL-L "Language usage" 2005.05.06 (06) [E]
>
> One thing I noted in the border area was a lot of houses flying an
> unfamiliar flag (to me)alongside the German or Danish one, depending which
> side I was; it looked like a typical Scandinavian offset cross, but not in
> Danish red and white.  I think it was red and yellow, but I can't remember
> now.
>
> Paul

Possibly the flag of Norden? See http://www.fotw.us/flags/xn_nordn.html

>>From that site:

"The flag of Norden is a (re)creation by people supporting the social and
cultural ties between, and the closer cooperation among, the Nordic
countries, taking as inspiration flag that may have been used as the flag
for the Union of Kalmar (1397-1521). The Union of Kalmar united under a
common king most of the territories presently belonging to the five Nordic
countries.

"Exactly when the idea of this flag was first launched in modern times, is
not known to me. The first trace of the idea that I have been able to
located is from 1979. The Norwegian vexillologist Atle Grahl-Madsen [mad79]
then raised the idea of a flag to emphasize the common ties of the Nordic
countries. He suggested a red cross on yellow as the natural choice and
pointed to references in two letters from King Erik of Pomerania, the first
union king under the Union of Kalmar, as historical references for the idea.
An additional reason for Grahl-Madsen to choose the red-yellow colour
combination, was that no flag of any other Nordic country used these
colours. According to Per Andersson, [and89] and [and92], the flag was first
hoisted in modern times on the occasion of the 900th anniversary
celebrations of the city of Helsingborg in 1985."

Kevin Caldwell

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