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The original flag now hangs in the church of Fámjin

Merkið at Funningur, Eysturoy

The flag of the Faroe Islands is an offset cross, following as with other Nordic flags the tradition set by the Dannebrog. Fámjin is a village in the Faroe Islands. Population 115 (2006 Location Postal code (Zip FO 870 Municipality Fámjins Funningur is a town on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the north-west coast of Eysturoy ( Eysturoy meanes East island (pronounced) and is the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse Nordic Cross Flag Nordic Cross Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the Flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated The national flag of Denmark, Dannebrog, is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag the vertical part of the The flag is called Merkið which means "the banner" or "the mark". It resembles the flags of neighbouring Norway and Iceland. The flag of Norway is red with an indigo blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag the vertical part of the cross is shifted List of flags of Iceland The flag of Iceland was officially described in Law No

The flag was devised in 1919 by Jens Oliver Lisberg and others while they were studying in Copenhagen. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jens Oliver Lisberg ( 24 December 1896 &ndash 31 August 1920) (Jens Olivur Lisberg in modern Faroese) is one of the inventors of the Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city The first time the Merkið was raised in the Faroe Islands was on June 22 that year in Famjin on the occasion of a wedding. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Fámjin is a village in the Faroe Islands. Population 115 (2006 Location Postal code (Zip FO 870 Municipality Fámjins On 25 April 1940 the British occupation government approved the flag for use by Faroese vessels. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British occupation of the Faroe Islands in World War II, also known as "Operation Valentine" was implemented immediately following the German invasion of Denmark April 25 is still celebrated as Flaggdagur. With the Home Rule Act of 23 March 1948, the flag was finally recognized by the Danish Government as the national flag of the Faroes. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The original copy of the flag is displayed in the church of Famjin.

Notably, the flag design lies contrary to the heraldry and vexillology rule that red colour cannot be placed adjacent to blue. The first rule of heraldry is the rule of tincture: metal should not be put on metal nor colour on colour (Humphrey Llwyd 1568)

Popular Culture

In the music video for singer Björk's song Declare Independence, the flag of the Faroe Islands (as well as that of Greenland's) are featured on the uniforms of those who appear in the video. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. " Declare Independence " is a song written and recorded by Icelandic singer Björk. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the Bjork, who is from the former Danish possession of Iceland, has utilized her song as a wake-up call for colonized peoples to break their ties with their colonizers. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (

See also

• Nordic Cross Flag

References

• Faroe Islands at Flags of the World