The
national flag of
Denmark is called
Dannebrog . The use of this
flag is very old and the dates can go back to 14 th century making it the most ancient state
flag .
Dannebrog's origin is surrounded with a number of interesting
myths, legends and theories. The
flag of
Denmark has a red background on which there is a Scandinavian
white cross whose vertical portion is near the hoisting part of the
flag. The ratio of the
white cross to its red background is vertically 3:1:3 and horizontally 3:1:4:5. There are no hard and fast rules regarding the use of the
flag.
