Flag of Norway

Kingdom of Norway
Use	National flag and civil ensign
Proportion	8:11
Adopted	13 July 1821
Design	A red field charged with a white-fimbriated dark blue Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side.
Designed by	Fredrik Meltzer
Use	State and war flag, state and naval ensign
Proportion	16:27
Kongeflagget ("The King’s Flag") ; "Ancient Royal Standard" (1905)
Use	Sporadic 13th – 18th century (Norwegian Realm, Kalmar Union, Denmark-Norway) ; 1905–present (Kingdom of Norway)
Proportion	8:11
Adopted	15 November 1905
Design	The Coat of arms of Norway in banner form that features a golden lion holding an axe over a red field.
Designed by	Various (Anders Thiset, Eilif Peterssen, Cabinet of Norway)

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The national flag of Norway (Bokmål: Norges flagg; Nynorsk: Noregs flagg; lit. 'Norway's flag') is red with a navy blue Scandinavian cross bordered 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.^[1]

^ Andrew Evans (2008). Iceland. Bradt. ISBN 9781841622156. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2007. Legend states that a red cloth with the white cross simply fell from the sky in the middle of the 13th-century Battle of Valdemar, after which the Danes were victorious. As a badge of divine right, Denmark flew its cross in the other Scandinavian countries it ruled and as each nation gained independence, they incorporated the Christian symbol.

[Andrew_Evans-1] Andrew Evans (2008). Iceland. Bradt. ISBN 9781841622156. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2007. Legend states that a red cloth with the white cross simply fell from the sky in the middle of the 13th-century Battle of Valdemar, after which the Danes were victorious. As a badge of divine right, Denmark flew its cross in the other Scandinavian countries it ruled and as each nation gained independence, they incorporated the Christian symbol.

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