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valdemar
iv atterdag became king of denmark in 1340. in 1347 he went on a pilgrimage to jerusalem and on his way home visited the holy roman em- peror louis iv (known as the bavarian). he carried a red banner
with a white cross
, which can be seen in many depictions. many examples of the use of a red emblem with a white cross are thus known with certainty to have a con- nection with this imperial banner. valdemar iv atterdag spent his childhood and youth at the court of louis iv, so it seems likely that, following his pil- grimage and in order to demonstrate his association with louis, the danish king began to carry a banner corresponding to that of the holy roman emperor ? a red flag with a white cross. valdemar died in 1375, and the reproduction in the dutch gelre armorial from around 1380 shows that it was generally known in europe that the danish king carried this cross banner during his time as regent. it may therefore be asserted that the dannebrog, as we know it today, has been used as the da- nish royal flag since the mid-14th century at any rate. valdemar iv atterdag and the dannebrog the history of the dannebrog is the history of denmark 7
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