Norway Flag

A bit of History 

The flag dates from 1821, the date on which a law was passed that set the colors and composition. The red, white and blue symbolize freedom, just as the U.S. flag or the UK or the tricolor flag, symbol of the French Revolution. It is inspired by the Danish flag to joining, according to another theory explaining their origin, the blue of Sweden. The Resolution was adopted by the Government in 1821, but without the consent of the monarch, since the king was enabled to punish only limited use of the Norwegian flag. This flag could only fly in Norwegian waters, and the ships were to raise the Swedish flag they sailed south of Cape Finisterre (Spain) because of the risk of attacks by North African pirates, who refused to recognize the Norwegian flag. In 1838 the king authorized the use of the Norwegian flag for the rest of the world. During the years between 1844 and 1899 the Norwegian merchant navy used the flag with the "Symbol of the Union" (with Sweden) in the upper quarter near the bottom in which combined the colors of the flags of both countries.