Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1919 — Flag of Denmark. [ARTICLE]

Flag of Denmark.

The national emblem of Denmark, which is the oldest in existence, dat* Ing back to the thirteenth century, was born of war, and the legend is traceable to the fact. In a battle be* tween the Danes and the heathen Livonians, King Waldemar declared that he saw a cross in the sky. The news was communicated to his troops, with the assurance that the portent was the sign of celestial aid. The cross forthwith became the national emblem, “The Danneberg,” strength of Denmark, as it was called.