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https://www.google.com/search?q=oldest+flag
Come on, Denmark. Get a new flag already!
Bloody Vikings...
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The flag is christian, I don't think that's the vikings doing
Viking was a job description, not a nationality. Also, it was a Monty Python quote.
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The Vikings converted to Christianity shortly after 966, so about 250 years before the tale of the flag.
What? Although it's not the Viking age anymore, we are still Vikings.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Denmark
While the flag might date back to 1219, it wasn't in continuous use until 1625.