A national flag was also essential to the image of Iceland as an independent nation , asserting its distinctiveness from Denmark .
New vocabulary brought in by the Danish or through Christianity , therefore , were originally met with distrust , and seen as a threat to their autonomy .
A national flag was also essential to the image of Iceland as an independent nation , asserting its distinctiveness from Denmark .
New vocabulary brought in by the Danish or through Christianity , therefore , were originally met with distrust , and seen as a threat to their autonomy .