Fun With Flags #6 - The Danish Flag | World's Oldest Flag

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  • @jamescollins510
    @jamescollins510 3 роки тому +5

    Some timeline stuff
    2:00 OG 1219-1696
    3:15 Current Maritime 1696-1856
    3:32 1748 and 18th Century trade
    3:38 Current 1893-NOW
    4:25 Cross = Christianity, Red = Blood of those who fought for freedom, Flag = Achievements

  • @joaoduarte_com
    @joaoduarte_com 7 років тому +34

    Sheldon would be proud!

    • @ryana9846
      @ryana9846 5 років тому

      João Duarte agree hahaha

  • @DanishPhonk
    @DanishPhonk 2 роки тому +2

    It’s always nice to know something about you’re own countries flag

  • @siderealgaming1813
    @siderealgaming1813 5 років тому +11

    It just turned 800 years old here in 2019

    • @langbo9999
      @langbo9999 3 роки тому

      I celebrated it with danish 🇩🇰 alkohol 🥴🍸

  • @brunor.1127
    @brunor.1127 7 років тому +53

    Well 188 episodes to go
    Atleast it will be faster than "Geography now"
    Or like i call it
    (Geography late)

    • @brunor.1127
      @brunor.1127 7 років тому +1

      Better you pin me, had the best joke in this comment section

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  7 років тому +15

      Tecnically we could go on forever, with regional flags, city flags, coats of arms, football club flags!

    • @Mystic_Stirling
      @Mystic_Stirling 6 років тому

      General Knowledge Do Fun with Coat of Arms as well!

    • @SOS_JA
      @SOS_JA 3 роки тому

      Most likely

    • @jamescollins510
      @jamescollins510 3 роки тому

      Do you realize how much effort needs to be put in those episodes? He works hard now

  • @ricardoareddels9229
    @ricardoareddels9229 6 років тому +4

    hey man, its been a while.. tus videos son geniales . no dejes de hacerlos . keep going they are awesome !!!!

  • @drdewott9154
    @drdewott9154 5 років тому +1

    Neat though to be fair one thing I'm surprised isn't mentioned in neither the video itself or any of the many comments is the use of the flag within Denmark and lemme tell ya we use it a lot. Primarily as a symbol of celebration. We put strings of them on our Christmas trees, we decorate birthday cakes with tiny little Danish flags and we use paper flags to greet someone we haven't seen in a long time! The only country I can think of that uses it's flag as much as we do is the United States.

  • @rosenfjeld
    @rosenfjeld 5 років тому +5

    Actually Its Said that The creation and The idea of The Danish flag , was in The viking age, When The danes were conquering country’s!! And when they were killing people they saw a white cloth covered in blood with the same form of the danish flag 🇩🇰
    So after that they were using it whenever they were conquering other territories, to symbolize victory and undefeat! And when other country’s saw it (Malta, Portugal etc) they were also using it to also show victory!!!

    • @bokaj9831
      @bokaj9831 4 роки тому

      bullocks

    • @srenclausen8534
      @srenclausen8534 2 роки тому

      The danish vikings had a flag, the raven banner. It is a black raven on a red background.

  • @lord_pamperin4233
    @lord_pamperin4233 4 роки тому +1

    the cool thing was that we were about to lose the battle, but then Dannebrog fell from the sky and denmark won the battle!

  • @Hyrdeskolen
    @Hyrdeskolen 6 років тому +18

    You forgot to mention the danes influence on Englands flag (not UK) being white background with a red cross :-)

    • @VINgaming1113
      @VINgaming1113 3 роки тому

      Yes i. Danish and i hate they two flags is copy a nother!

    • @unioneitaliana7107
      @unioneitaliana7107 2 роки тому

      No, English took their flag from the Republic of Genoa. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @MithrilChu
    @MithrilChu 6 років тому +2

    i don't blame Greenland for saying "Screw you Denmark" with it's flag.

  • @proximitytoearth
    @proximitytoearth 6 років тому +2

    Lol, det way ur saying Dannebrog. I luv it ;)

  • @mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150
    @mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150 7 років тому +3

    As always great video! Keep on, i am curious what country will you do next?

  • @MaddenDrums
    @MaddenDrums 5 років тому +9

    General Knowledge: The oldest flag is Denmark's flag..
    Me: I thought it was Austria.
    My mum: No, Not Austria or Denmark, It's the Mauritania flag!! Okay!!
    Me: That got changed like in 2017. so 2 years ago!

  • @unioneitaliana7107
    @unioneitaliana7107 2 роки тому

    The house of Savoy took part in the second crusade, and they adopted the same flag after 1148.
    Danish was adopted after 1219.

  • @souptime8635
    @souptime8635 7 років тому +24

    Danish: Jeg er dansk og jeg giver denne episode et 10 ud af 10.
    English: I am Danish and I give this episode a 10 out of 10

  • @ffc2632
    @ffc2632 7 років тому +1

    Here we go again

  • @oliverdjursholm4533
    @oliverdjursholm4533 6 років тому +20

    🇩🇰Det er udtalt
    🇺🇸Its pronounced
    'Dan-Nae-Bro'

  • @Hyrdeskolen
    @Hyrdeskolen 6 років тому +1

    Bye the way there are regional flags of the same design such as Skåne (south part of Sweden, which once was Danish) which is Red background with a yellow cross - and others too

  • @christoffernielsen3276
    @christoffernielsen3276 5 років тому +1

    Actually Bornholm that is a danish island also has it own flag

  • @picardvskirk
    @picardvskirk 6 років тому +1

    Nice video.. and great channel u have.

  • @callumlynch9575
    @callumlynch9575 5 років тому

    The flag that was lassoed was an Italian flag in genoa at 0:51 from 1327 to 1546

  • @Maho65
    @Maho65 3 роки тому

    The Coat of Arms in this video is not the one of HM the Queen but her son HRH Prince Joachim. the crown and the center arms is diffrent :)

  • @pimowernet2146
    @pimowernet2146 6 років тому +9

    Im from Denmark

    • @teinhart
      @teinhart 5 років тому

      Im from Denmark too🙂

    • @sebastianh1441
      @sebastianh1441 3 роки тому

      Sejt

    • @Turner_D_Century
      @Turner_D_Century 3 роки тому

      I’m not from Denmark, but hi anyway

    • @langbo9999
      @langbo9999 3 роки тому

      🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰....🇩🇰.....🇩🇰
      🇩🇰.............🇩🇰.🇩🇰🇩🇰
      🇩🇰.............🇩🇰.🇩🇰🇩🇰
      🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰....🇩🇰.....🇩🇰

  • @marcofangueiro3864
    @marcofangueiro3864 7 років тому +10

    Do Nepal's flag!

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  7 років тому +3

      Check back next friday! Doing a video on oddly shaped flags, Nepal included

  • @schblaster3101
    @schblaster3101 6 років тому

    Great Channel, keep on going!
    Please, research about the Buthan flag, One of my favorites

  • @SrMigaspin
    @SrMigaspin 7 років тому +8

    Remete sempre a Portugal... Continuo a achar que ele é tuga!

    • @Frekles155
      @Frekles155 7 років тому +4

      Também me parece. É isso e o sotaque.
      Mas o conteúdo é bom, que é o que interessa.

    • @raloffromriverwood4009
      @raloffromriverwood4009 7 років тому +2

      ele e tuga ele ja o disse num video

    • @joaomiranda9677
      @joaomiranda9677 7 років тому +1

      Rui Carvalho em qual?

    • @raloffromriverwood4009
      @raloffromriverwood4009 7 років тому +1

      no primeiro video sobre a bandeira de portugal acho

  • @gustavtoft9401
    @gustavtoft9401 5 років тому

    3:09 That thing you placed on the coin is actually a Danish order

  • @knudplesner
    @knudplesner 5 років тому

    happy birthday and with the 800 years today

  • @lucascheirador
    @lucascheirador 2 роки тому

    Very nice

  • @merpking748
    @merpking748 6 років тому +2

    Did you get this series idea form Knowledge Hub, Because he said in a video “if there was a show called “Fun With Flags, I’d watch it”

    • @General.Knowledge
      @General.Knowledge  6 років тому

      I got it from the Big Bang Theory! Didn't know Knowledge Hub talked about that, do you have a link to the video?

    • @merpking748
      @merpking748 6 років тому

      General Knowledge ua-cam.com/video/XfOTnkGyV-c/v-deo.html

  • @pctellez1206
    @pctellez1206 4 роки тому

    Thank you sheldon

  • @Rpic551
    @Rpic551 5 років тому +2

    wow den er mega gammel
    :)

  • @simonpedersen9703
    @simonpedersen9703 4 роки тому +1

    God gave it to us when we were fightinng the wents

  • @saxoDK_1600
    @saxoDK_1600 6 років тому +2

    I’m Danish

  • @arvidgreat
    @arvidgreat 6 років тому

    the golden lion whit blue backround and white strips are the swedish lion göta lejonet

  • @Sp1ller143
    @Sp1ller143 3 роки тому

    Denmark's Flag came from the war approx 1300 And the legend says that the flag came down from the sky. and when we saw it. we won the battle against Estland. so yeee. And BTW im from denmark so thats why i know. and we also have the flag when someone have birthday. or other times!

  • @SkyPalaceHub
    @SkyPalaceHub 6 років тому +1

    Thought relatively simple, the flag of Tunisia is something you really need to research about :)

  • @moskel1677
    @moskel1677 4 роки тому +3

    i love it when people say ‘dannebrog’ wrong... it’s just.
    *too funny*

    • @lucaschiantodipepe2015
      @lucaschiantodipepe2015 3 роки тому

      In my Parrish of Rome there is a grave made by Thorwaldsen, when I said this to Danish visitors they did not get my words. Probably Danish is difficult in pronounciation for a romance speaker.

  • @POLITICUS-DANICUS
    @POLITICUS-DANICUS 2 роки тому

    It doesn't really mean the "The Flag Of the Danes" more like "The Cloth Of the Danes" as in Danecloth

  • @hamzaebrahim5121
    @hamzaebrahim5121 3 роки тому +1

    ( thank you for video ).👍👍💓💓💓🗺🗺🗺

  • @kingdomofgarvin3432
    @kingdomofgarvin3432 4 роки тому

    Do one about Trinidad and Tobago flag

  • @MyKarcio
    @MyKarcio 6 років тому +1

    Greetings from Poland! You are doing very good job, can you make pl flag in next episode :P ?

  • @Solaris_Paradox
    @Solaris_Paradox Рік тому

    I've heard in history class that the Danish flag was made when someone put a Christian cross in a white sheet of cloth and someone spilled blood over it.

    • @laallen8071
      @laallen8071 Рік тому

      I believe that’s the Austrian Flag

  • @s.s.h3022
    @s.s.h3022 6 років тому +2

    YAY IM DANISH!

  • @ClareBearCB
    @ClareBearCB 5 років тому

    Dannebrog - "dan - uh - bro"

  • @carib.
    @carib. 6 років тому

    Chile’s and Australia’s flag pls? I love your channel btw

  • @nocapcanavan1064
    @nocapcanavan1064 7 років тому +6

    Hi Sheldon 😂

  • @avgeekshorts
    @avgeekshorts 5 років тому

    When 5th century
    The flag is droped down in Livoanian Order

  • @StaelTek
    @StaelTek 5 років тому

    Dannebrog is from year 800.
    change my mind.

  • @samkohen4589
    @samkohen4589 5 років тому +1

    I prefer Dr Sheldon Cooper and Dr Amy Farrah Fowler

  • @cr4his
    @cr4his 5 років тому +1

    I live in estonia LOL

  • @napajumento
    @napajumento 7 років тому

    I am waiting for isle of man's flag.
    Why three legs wheel? hahahaha.

  • @emilengbochristiansen4921
    @emilengbochristiansen4921 5 років тому

    The flag is from 1219

  • @GustavoSilva-mp9sf
    @GustavoSilva-mp9sf 6 років тому +1

    Talk about the dutch flag.

  • @patrickkjr9347
    @patrickkjr9347 10 місяців тому +1

    1219🇩🇰

  • @Brooksforlife
    @Brooksforlife 4 роки тому +1

    That’s my flag. 🇩🇰

  • @teslaandhumanity7383
    @teslaandhumanity7383 2 роки тому

    Reminds me of Englands 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 flag just switched colours

  • @rememberlife
    @rememberlife 2 роки тому

    I AM FROM DENMARK!!!!!!!!

  • @WittleSofi
    @WittleSofi 6 років тому

    THE RED FLAG?????
    *TRIGGERED*

  • @deimindom
    @deimindom 7 років тому +2

    Netherlands flag has an interesting history

  • @Monkeyninjaghost
    @Monkeyninjaghost 6 років тому +1

    Greenland and the Faroe Islands are part of the Commenwealth of the Realm, not the Kingdom of Denmark.

  • @Screamer_101
    @Screamer_101 2 роки тому

    The fact that I’m from Denmark 👀👀👀

  • @colonel4760
    @colonel4760 6 років тому +1

    Danish: den danske flag er det ældst flag i verden

    • @vulc1
      @vulc1 5 років тому +1

      Den danska flaggan är nästan de äldsta flaggorna i världen

  • @ricardoareddels9229
    @ricardoareddels9229 6 років тому +1

    please . please .. the flag of argentina . thanksss

  • @simonstokhholm2978
    @simonstokhholm2978 2 роки тому

    IM FROM DANMARK AND IT IS DANMARK

  • @rasmuslc
    @rasmuslc 5 років тому

    See we does exists

  • @karles7795
    @karles7795 6 років тому

    dooo norway next

  • @kuyaprincevideos
    @kuyaprincevideos 5 років тому

    12222222222222222 days now!

  • @arjenb8403
    @arjenb8403 6 років тому

    Fun fact,
    the

    • @vulc1
      @vulc1 5 років тому

      Today Jutland still exists - it is the peninsula Denmark is located in

  • @aaronblygh4719
    @aaronblygh4719 4 роки тому

    I'm pretty sure the Welsh flag would be older, but I guess that's not a national flag.

  • @avgeekshorts
    @avgeekshorts 5 років тому

    Latvian-Livoanian war 7th Century

  • @goddesskate5958
    @goddesskate5958 4 роки тому

    U forgot one thing i wish u mentioned
    If the flag is flied at night u fly it for the devil

  • @duergrimyt4975
    @duergrimyt4975 4 роки тому +1

    #æbleskiveteam lol

  • @henrikrasmussen5169
    @henrikrasmussen5169 3 роки тому

    My fellow danish brothers and sisters, get of that high horse please...

  • @gamergod8918
    @gamergod8918 6 років тому

    Dannebrog not dannebrogg

  • @Crede100
    @Crede100 6 років тому +9

    Like hvis i kan forstå den her kommentar

  • @o5-4
    @o5-4 2 роки тому

    Search first flag ever made u see just search it its funny

  • @shamran_azlam_04
    @shamran_azlam_04 6 років тому

    sri lanka flag

  • @matgaming5797
    @matgaming5797 2 роки тому

    Im danish bro

  • @muggiersej
    @muggiersej 5 років тому

    yes its pronounced dan-ne-bro

  • @nolsoe94
    @nolsoe94 5 років тому

    really well done vid, but i have a couple of things to add ...
    whats up with u saying "short vid bc there's not much to talk about" after spending a solid 5 min talking about something u could've dived mOre into. i mean u stated it urself, the wolds longes continuing national flag (btw, i thought it was a bit inaccurate that u just called it "oldest flag in the world" bc flags in general have been around since before that. we danes didn't invent the concept of flags it self. we just coined the term national flag. and that's pretty cool i guess 🤷‍♀️
    secondly it's tru that denmark was never a part of the roman impire, but that doesn't mean the the order of the order of knights of the hospital of saint john of jerusalem (latin: ordo fratrum hospitalis sancti Ioannis hierosolymitani) wasn't inspired by the endsign of the roman impire since both the romans and basically all of europe partook in the crusades (including the danes) and it's not unlikely to think that the flag was widely associated with christianity. the legend is actually really interesting form a religious skeptic pov. since it reached the far far past. and while part the happening actually took place (denmark got a national flag as the first nation/country ever and defeated Estonia with the help from the the order of the order of knights of the hospital of saint john of jerusalem (latin: ordo fratrum hospitalis sancti Ioannis hierosolymitani and they wore those cool as outfit's with the flag on the front)) but the flag magically decending from the heavens as a token of gods appreciation of the danes-part ... nah i don't buy it fam. this is how religious formation works tho.

  • @level20eevee75
    @level20eevee75 5 років тому

    0:27 if you wanna say it right you say “danne brige”

    • @12061988
      @12061988 5 років тому +1

      lol that is even more wrong....

    • @level20eevee75
      @level20eevee75 5 років тому +1

      ... im word blind with Danish. tho i am danish

  • @ellaella9378
    @ellaella9378 6 років тому +2

    Frederik ikke frederick

  • @FunWithCoins
    @FunWithCoins 4 роки тому

    if you are interested in the coins of Denmark this is the video for you:
    ua-cam.com/video/Ypfnk1RtfJo/v-deo.html&t

  • @julia_synku8828
    @julia_synku8828 6 років тому +1

    Polish pliss

  • @gizagizatirona9322
    @gizagizatirona9322 5 років тому

    Albania 🇦🇱 year 1444

  • @l10kingz82
    @l10kingz82 4 роки тому

    the oldest flag in europe is the albanian flag double eagle simbole

  • @Grey2
    @Grey2 6 років тому

    I heard it was made when a guy wearing a white shirt and a cross necklace went to battle and every part of his shirt except for where the cross was, was blood stained.

    • @magnusorn7313
      @magnusorn7313 5 років тому +1

      @@senecathefuka441 the design is old, but for a long time is was a family banner and crest, the dannebrog has been a national flag for 800 years

    • @senecathefuka441
      @senecathefuka441 5 років тому

      @@magnusorn7313 you might be right, also it doesent trigger me that much, I was just over exaggerating, I do not really care very much

  • @holmsoldal7320
    @holmsoldal7320 2 роки тому

    I’m danis jeg er dansk

  • @marcelwaee3056
    @marcelwaee3056 6 років тому

    The Roman empire was alive when they made this flag !

  • @karloht1373
    @karloht1373 4 роки тому

    Dannebrog is pronouced dannebro

  • @kez8243
    @kez8243 3 роки тому

    Albania is beating danes 1443

  • @axolotl-guy9801
    @axolotl-guy9801 5 років тому +2

    The flag of Denmark isn't the oldest flag, it is the oldest NATIONAL flag of one country.
    The flag of the Dutch province Noord-Brabant it selfs is older.

    • @habo8722
      @habo8722 5 років тому

      Axolotl - Guy lies

    • @axolotl-guy9801
      @axolotl-guy9801 5 років тому +1

      @@habo8722 Why? go search on wikipedia! The flag was already seen in the ports of Antwerp and in coat of arms books around the year 1000.

    • @axolotl-guy9801
      @axolotl-guy9801 5 років тому +1

      @@habo8722 And I dont say that this flag is the oldest flag in the world, but ist's defenitely older than the flag of Denmark.
      Ps: I like Denmark

    • @habo8722
      @habo8722 5 років тому

      Axolotl - Guy Wikipedias are trash

    • @axolotl-guy9801
      @axolotl-guy9801 5 років тому +1

      @@habo8722 Like you!😂

  • @Mystic_Stirling
    @Mystic_Stirling 6 років тому

    Kalkar Union :( But even today, countries like Norway and Sweden have great relations right?
    Kinda sad how those Danes would rather conquer more ice than actual green land ;P down south of their border. Then ofc, the whole Holstein-Schleswig shenanigans
    Also, can you please change Iceland and Greenlands name. Iceland is more green than ice. Vice Veras to Greenland (>o

  • @SOS_JA
    @SOS_JA 3 роки тому

    This video no meaning

  • @arvidgreat
    @arvidgreat 6 років тому

    nope swedes flag are made from it own kinde yhe kross are for christendom and holy things and the blue for a weapon from an old king and much more but danmakr have own sweden but sweden always haded danmark sweden and danmark have been at 16 wars ower 400 years

    • @TheDAPler
      @TheDAPler 6 років тому

      Sweden was really a small province of Denmark for quite some time, back then. The parts that wasn't forests with dots of savages, that is ;-). Why shouldn't the Swedish flag have taken form after the Danish...

    • @drenkydrenk7544
      @drenkydrenk7544 6 років тому

      Giving the flag different symbolism doesn't mean it isn't inspired.

    • @mogilevball3221
      @mogilevball3221 3 роки тому

      Do you realise how hard it is to read the comments with such a terrible grammar?