Iceland is as mysterious as it is intriguing and holds an interesting story connected to its flag. When Vikings form a country, there is bound to be some controversy among the settlers but coming together and simply talking about it is far from how we view Vikings. The same thing goes for the Christian cross in the middle of a flag from a nation of former pagans.

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Many thought that the light-blue flag with a white cross looked too much like the Swedish flag and other Scandinavian flags. The red cross was added on top of the white cross in the flag to pull away from the resemblance with the Swedish flag and enforce the Christian undertones.

Now you know everything you need to know and more about the Iceland flag. We suggest you experience the country by renting a campervan and explore the fiery red, resilient blue, and peaceful white of this country yourself.

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Throughout the independence movement, the Gyrfalcon has been seen as a powerful icon of the Icelandic spirit, making it into many Iceland flag suggestions. One legend says that a suggestion involving a Gyrfalcon with its wings spread made it to the Danish king back at the end of the 1800s. The king then had the flag redrawn with the same falcon and the wings down, making it seem settled and timid.

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For a short period of time, when Vikings got tired of Viking shenanigans being done to Icelandic Vikings, they set up the Althing. It is a kind of meeting ground for the chiefs in the area to discuss how to behave on the island. This resulted in an Iceland flag for the newly found Commonwealth of Iceland. The old Iceland flag had 12 horizontal stripes of alternating blue and white and was used between 930 and 1292.

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The landscape is characterized by extensive outcroppings of Precambrian rock, which is between about570 million and 4 billion years old. The most ancient part of this rock formation, known as the basement complex, covers the greater part of the country. About four-fifths of the basement complex consists of granite; the Matopo (Matopos) Hills south of the city of Bulawayo are formed from prolonged erosion of an exposed granite batholith. Some of the hills are surmounted by formations, known as balancing rocks, that have been eroded by wind and water along regular fault lines, leaving some blocks precariously balanced upon others. Elsewhere are found innumerable small rounded granite hillocks known locally as kopjes. Belts of schist in the basement complex contain the veins and lodes of most of the country’s gold, silver, and other commercial minerals.

Zimbabwe, landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares a 125-mile (200-kilometre) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique. The capital is Harare (formerly called Salisbury). Zimbabwe achieved majority rule and internationally recognized independence in April 1980 following a long period of colonial rule and a 15-year period of white-dominated minority rule, instituted after the minority regime’s so-called Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965.

Believe it or not, Iceland used to be the wild west of the Viking world for a couple of hundred years when people came there and started to claim land. Obviously, there was no Iceland flag for this period.

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The Great Dyke, which is up to 8 miles wide and about 330 miles long, is another notable landscape feature. The longest linear mass of mafic and ultramafic rocks in the world, the Great Dyke bisects the country from north to south and contains enormous reserves of chromium, nickel, and platinum. The Alkali Ring complexes near Beitbridge in the Sabi valley are distinctive igneous intrusions. The Karoo (Karroo) System—a thick layer of sedimentary rocks consisting of shale, sandstone, and grit of Permian and Triassic age (about 200 to 300 million years old)—covers the Zambezi valley and the valleys of its tributaries from Hwange (formerly Wankie) southward to Bulawayo and spreads across parts of the southern Lowveld from Tuli, near the southern border, to the Sabi River.

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The light, sandy soils found in most parts of Zimbabwe are residual soils developed largely from the granite parent material. They are highly weathered and leached, even in the areas of lower rainfall, and do not easily retain water because of their coarse texture. Outcrops of basement schists give rise to rich red clays and loams—some of the country’s best soils—but their extent is limited. Since most rain occurs in heavy showers during a few months of the year, rapid runoff and high rates of erosion are common. The meagre mineral reserves in most soils imply an inherently low fertility; under cultivation, productivity drops rapidly after a few years. The difficulty of cultivating these lighter soils is greatest in the Black farming areas, where population pressure no longer allows land to be temporarily abandoned to rejuvenate after cultivation; Black farmers, because of a lack of capital, are also less able than white farmers to maintain the mineral fertility with manure and chemical fertilizers.

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Getting back to the flag of Iceland, many would like to say that the colors were put in the Iceland flag to represent specific things and that there is a deep symbolic meaning to the flag.

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Major faulting from southwest to northeast formed the middle Zambezi trough, which is now partially flooded by the Lake Kariba reservoir. Other faulting episodes affected the depressions of the Sabi (Save) and Limpopo rivers. Except for a small area of internal drainage in the dry southwest, these three rivers carry the entire runoff of the country to the Indian Ocean via Mozambique. The central ridgeline of the Highveld is the major divide separating Zambezi from Limpopo-Sabi drainage.

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Even though the Nordics used to worship the old gods, they all made a big deal about becoming Christians when the religion spread to the North. Despite this, all Nordic countries are known to have religious freedom tolerance, accepting others who are not of the same faith or simply don’t believe in a higher power.

Up until 1913, there wasn’t much of an Iceland flag to talk about. Iceland was basically a semi-sovereign region of either Denmark, Norway, or one of the many Nordic Unions that have been in place. Independence movements have always been present in Iceland, and there have been many suggestions as to what Icelanders should use as a national flag. The most notable flag that was suggested by the independence movement was a light-blue background with a white cross.

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The Iceland flag is a beautiful piece of art that represents an amazing nation, filled with amazing people. The history of the Icelandic flag is surprisingly short, given the long history of the country. The Iceland national flag has some powerful symbolism in it, connecting it to what Icelanders identify with the most on the island. We have gathered all you need to know about the Iceland flag in this article.

Blue and white have always been Icelandic colors. This has been a standing fact ever since the Viking ages when they formed a loosely put-together community of chieftains to keep order. Blue and white often come up as symbolic colors in flags around the world, especially in countries with a strong connection to the sea. Blue typically stands for perseverance, which couldn’t be more on point for the Icelandic people. White often represents purity and Christianity.

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Zimbabwe lies almost entirely over 1,000 feet (300 metres) above sea level. Its principal physical feature is the broad ridge running 400 miles from southwest to northeast across the entire country, from Plumtree near the Botswana frontier through Gweru (formerly Gwelo) and Marondera (formerly Marandellas) to the Inyanga Mountains, which separate Zimbabwe from Mozambique. About 50 miles wide, this ridge ranges in altitude from 4,000 to 5,000 feet, until it eventually rises to 8,504 feet (2,592 metres) at Mount Inyangani, the highest point in Zimbabwe, in the eastern highlands. This ridge is known as the Highveld and comprises about 25 percent of the country’s total area. On each side of this central spine, sloping down northward to the Zambezi River and southward to the Limpopo River, lies the wider plateau of the Middleveld, which, at an altitude between about 3,000 and 4,000 feet, makes up roughly 40 percent of Zimbabwe’s area. Beyond this again and mostly in the south, where the Sabi, Lundi, and Nuanetsi rivers drain from the plateau into the Limpopo, lies the Lowveld, which constitutes approximately 23 percent of the country’s total area. The lowest point in Zimbabwe lies at an altitude of 660 feet near Dumela, where the Limpopo flows into Mozambique. There are no parts of Zimbabwe that can properly be called desert, although a sector northwest of Plumtree and a lengthy belt across the Lowveld in the south are severely arid.

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When Denmark started to loosen its grip on Iceland, an Iceland national flag was back on the agenda. In 1913, the Iceland flag that we know today flew for the first time and became an unofficial symbol of Iceland's sovereignty. It was adopted in 1918 as the flag of the Icelandic Kingdom (in union with Denmark) and later changed in 1944 when Iceland declared independence. The only change was a change from a lighter to a darker blue.

In 1292, Iceland became a part of Norway and for a short period, they were “given” a flag by the self-proclaimed King of Iceland, Jorgen Jorgensen. This old Iceland flag was navy blue with three dried fish up in the left corner. Luckily, it didn’t stick, and Jorgen didn’t last longer than a summer before he left.

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When you think about Iceland or any of the other Nordic countries, you are likely to think of old Norse mythology, Vikings, Paganism, and so on. However, the flags of these countries have a huge Christian centerpiece right in the middle of them: the cross. This cross has come to be known as the “Nordic Cross” or “Scandinavian Cross”.