Comments on: Nordic Cross: The Flags of Scandinavia & Beyond

By: Randi McKinnon

Randi McKinnon — Wed, 20 May 2026 21:11:58 +0000

In reply to Lorianna McArthur. Hi Lorianna, No, from what I have read about the Vikings in the past, they were not Christian based people. They had their own gods w/ their own heaven (Valhalla) also their own hell to which I do not recall the name. Randi McKinnon(born Larssen from Norway)

By: Frans Liljenroth

Frans Liljenroth — Mon, 24 May 2021 07:56:44 +0000

In reply to Daniel Berliner. Even during the viking era the nordic coutries were christianized. When the flag was constructed it was more or less death penalty to have faith in heathen "viking gods". So: no heathen symboles there.

By: Dennis Faxholm Rasmussen

Dennis Faxholm Rasmussen — Sun, 17 May 2020 08:26:16 +0000

I got carried away. The wiking herritage is probably absent since the Skandinavian countries has been christian for 800 years. So the culture is based on christianity with some small remains of the time before that. Like Christmas 🎄 is still Jul or Juletid in Scandinavia. And it originates from Yule or Yuletid. The pronunciation is pretty much the same. And then we have Midsummer in the middle of the summer. On both occasions we sing about animals like goats (Alle mine gede blocker), foxes (Räven raskar över isen), frogs (Små grodorna) and crows (Prästens lilla kråka).

By: Dennis Faxholm Rasmussen

Dennis Faxholm Rasmussen — Sun, 17 May 2020 07:59:40 +0000

I just like history and I have the Internet. So with the stuff I think I know, I googeled to check my facts, and then I’m just freestyling :D. The age of the vikings took place between 793–1066 AD. And probably ended when Christian missionaries got too influential. Ca 150 years later In 1219 Denmark 🇩🇰 got their flag. Supposedly the oldest national flag. Fiddling with norse beliefs were not encouraged at the time. But has seen an increase since 1990:ies. Maybe that will result in a Danish flag in Mammen style, Swedish flag in Urnes style and a Norwegian flag in Oseberg style. But I doubt that since the Scandinavian countries are very proud of their functional design style that strips away all decorations in favour of functionality. But then it might be time for a reaction on that style.

By: Lorianna McArthur

Lorianna McArthur — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 13:43:41 +0000

In reply to Daniel Berliner. I'm wondering the same thing! We are not Christian based people?????

By: Daniel Berliner

Daniel Berliner — Sat, 23 Feb 2019 21:34:51 +0000

Now I’m curious. If the cross symbolizes Christianity what about their Viking heritage, how come it is absent from the flag?

By: Norbert

Norbert — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 15:02:50 +0000

That makes me want to visit even more nordic countries than I thought ! ‘^_^