Thursday 10 March 2016

By Charly Smart


The Estonian people have lived along the Baltic coast for about 1500 years, speaking a Finno-Ugric tongue closely related to Finnish and distantly removed from Hungarian. The people gained a reputation for trade and even naval warfare, as Estonian Vikings caused great damage to their Swedish counterparts during several centuries of mutual campaigns.

Estonians resisted the assaults of Vikings, Danes, Swedes, and Russians before the 13th century. In 1346, the Danes, who possessed northern Estonia, sold the land to the Teutonic Knights of Germany, who already possessed Livonia (southern Estonia and Latvia).

Estonia declared independence from the Soviet Union in March 1990. Soviet resistance ensued, but after recognition by European and other countries, the Soviet Union acknowledged Estonian nationhood on Sept. 6, 1991.

Estonian banner was received on August 7, 1990. It was initially embraced on November 21st, 1918 after Estonia proclaimed independence from Russia. Estonia was assumed control by Russia again in June 1940 and the banner was banned. Estonia recovered its independence on August 20, 1991. The Estonian banner was flown in both the 1905 and 1917 Russian upsets as an image of Estonian independence.

The present Estonian banner was outlined in December 1990. The banner of Estonia comprises of three equivalent even stripes - the top stripe is blue; the center one dark; and the base stripe is white. The shades of the national banner speak of the Estonia's history, nature, and people. The blue stripe reflects confidence, and dedication and additionally the sky, ocean, and lakes. The dark symbolizes the dull past and enduring of the Estonians and, in addition, the conventional dark coat of the Estonian laborer. The white reflects endeavoring towards trust and freedom. White additionally symbolizes the shade of birch bark and snow and Estonian summer evenings lit up by the midnight sun.

The roots of the Estonian flag date back to 1881 when Estonian university students attempted to form a fraternity. They adopted blue, black and white as the fraternity's colors. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Estonia National Flag for the future.




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