11-768: For the Cross in flags, see Nordic Cross . Northern Cross may refer to: Northern Cross (asterism) , an asterism in the constellation Cygnus Northern Cross (pilgrimage) , an annual pilgrimage in northern England and the England-Scotland border Northern Cross, the section of the M50 motorway (Ireland) , from Junctions 1 to 6, built in the late 1990s Northern Cross Railroad , first railroad in Illinois Northern Cross Radio Telescope at
22-512: A red Nordic cross on a yellow background, was used as union flag during the Kalmar union (1397 to 1523), and when that union fell apart in 1523 the same design, but with a yellow cross on a blue background (derived from the Swedish coat of arms adopted in 1442), was adopted as national flag of Sweden , while Norway adopted their flag in 1821. From its adoption in the early 16th century until 1906
33-459: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nordic Cross A Nordic cross flag is a flag bearing the design of the Nordic or Scandinavian cross , a cross symbol in a rectangular field, with the centre of the cross shifted towards the hoist . All independent Nordic countries have adopted such flags in the modern period, and while
44-714: Is the historical flag of the Kalmar Union , which united Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1397 to 1523. No pictorial evidence survives of the Kalmar Union's Flag. The flag appearing here is a reconstruction based on references in 1430 letters by King Eric of Pomerania . These flags either do not have full official status or represent various private entities. They have not been officially adopted and their use remains limited. Nordic flag designs very similar to Denmark 's, Sweden 's, and Norway 's national flags were proposed as Germany's national flags in both 1919 and 1948, after World War I and World War II , respectively. Today,
55-470: The Three Crowns symbol in sinister chief; the latter heraldic design predates the Kalmar Union, and is now mostly associated with the coat of arms of Sweden , but which during the 15th century came to represent the three kingdoms of the union. In two letters dated to 1430, Eric of Pomerania orders the priests of Vadstena and Kalmar to wear the "banner of the realms" on their robes. The banner
66-575: The Kalmar Union The Kalmar Union was the personal union of the kingdoms of Denmark , Norway and Sweden during the 15th century. The first king of the Kalmar Union was Eric of Pomerania . His seal combined the coats of arms of Norway (center, as an inescutcheon upon a cross over all), Denmark (in dexter chief), Sweden (the Folkung lion, in dexter base) and Pomerania (a griffin, in sinister base), and in addition
77-568: The Medicina Radio Observatory Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Northern Cross . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_Cross&oldid=898301670 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
88-793: The Nordic cross is a feature in some city and district flags or coats of arms. A number of flags for localities in the United Kingdom (primarily Scotland ) are based on Nordic cross designs, intended to reflect the Scandinavian heritage introduced to the British Isles during the Viking Age and through the High Middle Ages . [REDACTED] Media related to Nordic Cross flags at Wikimedia Commons Flag of
99-473: The Nordic cross is named for its use in the national flags of the Nordic nations, the term is used universally by vexillologists , in reference not only to the flags of the Nordic countries but to other flags with similar designs. The cross design represents Christianity , and was first seen in the Dannebrog , the national flag of Denmark in the first half of the 13th century. The same design, but with
110-563: The background of the flag of Sweden was dark blue, but was changed to the currently used lighter shade of blue in a new flag law that was adopted in 1906, after the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway. After gaining independence the other Nordic countries adopted national flags of the same design, Iceland in 1915 and Finland in 1918. The Norwegian flag was the first Nordic cross flag with three colours. All Nordic flags may be flown as gonfalons as well. Some of these flags are historical. Also, flag proportions may vary between
121-476: The different flags and sometimes even between different versions of the same flag. The Flag of Greenland is the only national flag of a Nordic country or territory without a Nordic Cross. When Greenland was granted home rule, the present flag — with a graphic design unique to Greenland — was adopted in June 1985, supported by fourteen votes against eleven who supported a proposed green-and-white Nordic cross. This
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