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after
king
hans came to the throne in 1483, there is greater evidence of the use of the dannebrog
. the king was apparently interested in the use of the dannebrog. thus it can be clearly seen on the edging of his coronation cloak from 1483. in 1500 king hans carried out a raid on the small state of dithmarschen. he took the dannebrog with him, most likely in the hope that it would bring him victory. unfortunately, the campaign ended in catastrophe. the king?s army
of hired cavalrymen was beaten by a peasant army, who also cap- tured the flag. a german source says that this was ?the king?s main banner, which was said to have been given to a danish king in earlier times by a miracle against the russians?. it was hung up in dithmarschen?s main church in wöhrden. in 1559 this flag was recaptured by frederik ii and was then placed in slesvig church, where it subsequently remained. it is worth noting that at this very time, in the first decades of the 16th century, historians formulated the legend of the dannebrog as having been sent down to the danes from heaven in 1219. perhaps these facts are con- nected. in a manuscript from 1585 about artillery, the dannebrog can clearly be seen as the army?s banner together with a banner featuring the oldenburg colours of yellow and red. this manuscript was later used to teach the art of war to christian iv. the dannebrog in the 16th century the history of the dannebrog is the history of denmark 9
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