Question

To flout a Prussian ban on this flag, farmers bred a so-called "protest pig" whose coloration was meant to resemble it. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this national flag. After a prayer by Archbishop Anders Sunesen, this flag supposedly fell from the sky during the 1219 Battle of Lyndanisse ("lin-duh-NISS-uh").
ANSWER: Danish flag [or flag of Denmark; or Dannebrog]
[10e] Lyndanisse evolved into Tallinn, where the Danish-built Toompea Castle houses the parliament of this country.
ANSWER: Estonia [or Republic of Estonia; or Eesti Vabariik]
[10h] The second Danish king of this name won the Battle of Lyndanisse. The fourth king of this name sold Estonia to the Teutonic Order and signed the Treaty of Stralsund after losing a war to the Hanseatic League.
ANSWER: Valdemar [or Valdemar II; or Valdemar the Victorious; or Valdemar IV Atterdag; or Valdemar Christoffersen; accept Waldemar; reject "Vladimir"]
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