Flag of Sjealand

Sjealand

Use	Civil flag and ensign
Proportion	5:8
Adopted	December 21, 1194
Design	A yellow field with a three Sjealandic Crosses that extend to the edges of the flag; each cross is twice the height and width of the previous; the vertical part of the crosses are shifted to the hoist side.
Variant flag of Sjealand
Use	State flag, state and naval ensign
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	Dates back to the early-1600s. Described in law on 4 april, 1671.
Design	A yellow field with a three Sjealandic Crosses that extend to the edges of the flag; each cross is twice the height and width of the previous; the vertical part of the crosses are shifted to the hoist side. Overall ratio, including the tails, is 1:2

The Flag of Sjealand (Tynic: Baldur Tynic pronunciation: [/ˈpal.tʊɹ/] is yellow with blue white and red Sjealandic Crosses that extend to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the crosses are shifted to the hoist side.

Reportedly the use of a cross-flag or as it is called in Sjealand, a Sword-flag, dates back to before the Sjealandian Unification Wars and has traditionally been used to represent the warrior culture of several local petty kings, thus signifying their willingness to use force. However the first actual reported use of the flag was in 1194 as a personal standard of Archking Ragnvald II of Sjealand in his battles against Swastrian Trinitarians. According to 12th century Sjealandian skjald Ansur Tusindsang the banner came as a sign from Stórrheðrinn, the central diety of Ríkr Átrunaðr, in the form of a blood-soaked sword laid upon the Archkings golden cape, with Godes preaching that the use of this sword and this standard would lead the Sjealanders to victory, which they reportedly achieved.

Contemporary vexillologist and historians suggest the banner came about as a a heraldic device, the cross simply dividing a heraldic flag into 4 subsections, but with the Archkings slowly removing the heraldic devices to better differentiate their standards from those of the Swastrians, a tactic that hardly worked as the Swastrians in the end began copying the Sjealandic flag tradition. Today, use of the flag is regulated by a set of rules called Flagkoden, and the swallow-tailed version is only allowed to be flown by select individuals, organisations and companies. The flag is the oldest flag in Nordania, and the second oldest in all of Esquarium, being only beaten by the flag of Senria

Variants and Other Flags of the Sjealandic Realm

Historical Flags

National flags and ensigns

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Ca. 600-1000	Standard of the Kingdom of Skargasdal, a predecessor to Sjealand. Illustrations from Sjealandic, Swastrian and Jorvish manuscripts shows this flag in use by Sjealandic armies and navies until the 1000's	.

Sjealandic possessions and former territories

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	Ca. 1532-1691	Naval flag of the Kingdom of Ambrose under Lyksborg rule. Earliest know use is in the 1530's and the flag was also flown as a battle-flag by loyalists during the Ambrosian War of Liberation.	Combination of the Sjealandic flag and the flag of the Kingdom of Ambrose.
	1578 —1867	Official flag of the Sjealandic Viceroy of Goldhavn in Hethland. By Royal Decree it became the Viceroyality's official flag in 1578 along with several others and remained in use until the Great War of the North	Blue and white Sjealandic cross on a yellow field.
	1578 —1867	Official flag of the Sjealandic Viceroy of the Gunneyjar archipelago in Hethland. By Royal Decree it became the Viceroyality's official flag in 1578 along with several others and remained in use until the Great War of the North	Blue and yellow Sjealandic cross on a white field.
	1578 —1867	Official flag of the Sjealandic Viceroy of Salstæd in Hethland. By Royal Decree it became the Viceroyality's official flag in 1578 along with several others and remained in use until the Great War of the North	Yellow and black Sjealandic cross on a red field.
	1578 —1867	Official flag of the Sjealandic Viceroy of Isaresmynd in Hethland. By Royal Decree it became the Viceroyality's official flag in 1578 along with several others and remained in use until the Great War of the North	White and blue Sjealandic cross on a green field.
	1578 —1867	Official flag of the Sjealandic Viceroy of Langedyn in Hethland. By Royal Decree it became the Viceroyality's official flag in 1578 along with several others and remained in use until the Great War of the North	White and black Sjealandic cross on a blue field.
	1631—1867	Official flag of the Admiral of Hedsadal, the Military Governor from the Royal Sjealandic Navy in the Sjealandic military territory in modern day north-western Eisarndal.	White and black Sjealandic cross on a green field.
	1621—1867	Official flag of the Sjealandic Viceroy of Vestmannaland. Eventually became the flag of the Viceroyality of Vestmannaland and was in use until the Great War of the North	Swallow-tailed white and orange Sjealandic cross on a green field.
	1537—1867	Flag of Hvidland under Sjealandic rule. Officially the flag of the Duke of Hvidland, but upon decree of the Court it became the official flag of Hvidland in 1859. A variant is still in use in Swastrian-administered Hvidland
	1821 —1926	Flag of Sjealandic Ankoren, the Sjealandic possessions in the modern day Union of Nautasian Islamic Republic. The flag was granted in 1821 at the request of the governor of Kara Baba
	1520—1691	Flag of Sjealandic Pekamlu
	1401—1640	Flag of the Sjealandic Grand Duchy of Hageborg a Sjealandic feudal possession within the Kingdom of Hethland
	1180—1882	Flag of Tuthinan company a Sjealandic trade company operating in Borea and also the flag used in all Sjealandic trade-posts in East Borea

Royal

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1581-1829 1870—present	Royal Standard of Sjealand, used by The Monarchy. The flag was codified in the 1500's and for a time also served as the official flag of the North Sea Realm	Blue field with the Sjealandic sun flanked by two eagles
	1829-1870	Royal Standard of Sjealand, from the introduction of the Sjealandic constitution till 1870, a few years after the disastrous defeat in the Great War of the North, after which the Court launched a royal coup and re-introduced the old and current Royal Standard	Blue field with the Sjealandic sun
	1526-present	Royal pennant of Sjealand	Blue field with the Sjealandic sun and a red-gold bicolour

Governmental and Military

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1671—present	The state flag of Sjealand is used as the War-flag of the Sjealandic Defence and is the Naval jack of the Royal Sjealandic Navy	Swallow-tail version of the Sjealandic Flag.
	1576—present	Naval Ensign of the Royal Sjealandic Navy	Blue swallowtail with the Sjealandic sun
	1720—present	Pennant of the Royal Sjealandic Navy	Blue field with the Sjealandic sun and a blue Sjealandic cross on a golden field.
	1215—present	Religious and battle-flag of the Sjealandic Monarch. Symbolizes his or hers position as the Caretaker of Sjealand.	Blue gonfalon with a sun and several sun rays
	1103—present	Standard of the Godspeaker and the entire faith of Ríkr Átrunaðr, Sjealands state religion	Gonfalon with a White Sjealandic sun, symbolizing God, on a red field, symbolizing mans impurity and decorated with small golden stars, symbolizing the Monarchy and the lesser deities.