1219 - Dannebrog - oldest national flag in the world - and flag of Denmark.

1219年的今天，世界上最古老的国旗——丹麦国旗诞生。

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Denmark stands neutral to all nations at this time, as they focus on unifying Scandinavia under one flag. However, the Teutonic Order now threatens the balance of power in the Baltic Sea.

丹麦始终对其他国家保持中立，集中精力统一斯堪的纳维亚半岛，但条顿骑士团的出现，打破了波罗的海地区的势力均衡。

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Denmark's prime minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has no mandate to express his distress to flag-tearing believers in anybody's name but his own.

ECONOMIST: Firm observations