Dear Lukas,
Oh really? Okay then I will! XD I just noticed all the Nordic nations have
very similar flags, same design but just in different colors..? Is there a
reason for this or did you all base your flags on just one design?... Sorry
for my stupid question... ^^;;
You're welcome! :DDD I also sent bananas this time.
Regards,
Maria
The Philippines
P.S. Some of my provinces and neighbors said hi! X3
Maria.
All our flags are based off the Dannebrog, Danmark's flag. He got it in 1219 in a battle in Estonia. He was about to lose, when a red flag with a cross on it fell from the sky. Danmark's king thought it was sent from God, and with it in hand, they won the battle. They didn't know it was just a dead nation that dropped his towel from nation-heaven.
Even though we all took inspiration from Danmark's flag, each our flags still have their own history and meaning and so on. Sweden was the first to follow Danmark's "style". I used Danmark's flag for a while because of the union. In 1821, while I was in union with Sweden, Fredrik Meltzer drew my flag at a parliament meeting. He wanted my flag to show my history with Danmark, therefore the red with a white cross, but also my ties to Sweden, therefore a blue cross in the middle. The parliament liked the colours also because red, blue and white are the colours of liberty, independence and revolution. Like the French, American and British flag.
All our flags have crosses because we were deeply Christian countries at the time of their makings. Today we are of the world's least religious countries, but it's too bothersome to change our flags just because of that.
Bananas came to me for the first time in 1905. The salesmen had to put up posters that said one had to peel them first. And that they were recommended by 450 Norwegian doctors. Today it's one of the most eaten fruits over here. Thank you.
Norge.
P.S: Hei.
(a/n: Oh dear, mega long history letter. O.o Sorry if it bored any of you. Also, the thing about Denmark's glad is just a myth. There are other myths about how the flag came to be too, but that is the most known one. And Norway added that it was the "towel of a dead nation" because they after all are not really religious anymore, so it would not make sense if Norway and Denmark still thought it fell from God. And we all know that Rome and Germania (and papa Scandinavia) are in nation-heaven, therefore I decided Denmark's flag fell from them. xD )