The Løgmaður was in ancient times the Speaker and Chief Officer of the Thing and Parliament of Faroe Islands, Løgtingið. The Ram has since the Middle Ages been depicted in the Official insignia of the Løgmaður. Later, another flag was used depicting a "Tjaldur" - the National Bird of Faroe Islands, known in English as the Oystercatcher.
In the 19 th century, the Faroese started using a flag with an image of a "Veðrur" - a Faroese ram. For centuries the only flags used were the official Danish flags variants of the "Dannebrog" that supposedly fell from the sky over Danish forces on a battlefield in Estonia. We have no knowledge of the Faroese using any National Banner in ancient times. The National Flag of the Faroe Islands has a relatively recent - yet truly dramatic history. Merkið was hoisted for the first time on June 22, 1919. The flag design follows the traditions of other Nordic flags.
White symbolises Christianity and the creators of the flag, the foam of the sea and the pure, radiant sky of the Faroe Islands, while the old Faroese blue and red colours are reminiscent of other Scandinavian and Nordic flags representing the Faroe Islands' bonds with other Nordic countries. The red cross with a azure blue fimbriation is set on a white field. The design of the flag incorporates a red Nordic cross, which is offset to the left. The flag of the Faroe Islands is called Merkið, meaning ”Banner”, “Ensign” or “the mark”.
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