The Legend of the Danish Flag (the Dannebrog) Falling from the Heavens during the Battle of Lyndanise in Estonia in 1219, Christian August Lorentzen, 1809

When lorentzen exhibited the painting at the salon in 1815, the location was determined as wolmar, i. E. In valmiera in latvia. The general view now is that the battle took place in tallinn, estonia. Georg haas made a reproduction of the motif ("king valdemar ii's eponymous battle at the town of wolmar in latvia, 1219", kksgb12134). Object Type: painting. Date: 1809. Dimensions: height: 1,230 mm (48.42 in); width: 1,490 mm (58.66 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Anders Sunesen. Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst. CA Lorentzen, Dannebrog falder ned fra himlen under Volmerslaget ved Lyndanisse Tallin i Estland den 15 juni 1219, 1809, KMS274, Statens Museum for Kunst