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8 the history of the
dannebrog
is the history of denmark we do not know if queen margrethe, who was re- gent of denmark 1375-1412,
used
the
dannebrog
as a
banner
. however, her successor, eric of po- merania, who sat on the throne until 1439, was in- terested in using this
banner
. in a seal from 1398 bearing his coat of arms, he had the first field show the three lions from the old danish coat of arms together hold the
dannebrog
in their paws. a clever and interesting heraldic detail. this shows that the
banner
was also well known in margrethe?s time. this is also emphasised in a seal
used
by everschip herred (eiderstedt) in slesvig. this appears in a seal on a document dating from 1414, which shows that the danish
banner
was being
used
as a ship?s flag in the same period. according to historian christern pedersen, when eric of pomerania had to leave denmark in 1438, he took with him several of the country?s treasures from kalundborg castle, including a ?
banner
called
dannebrog
e?. the
dannebrog
in the 15th century
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