Thursday, May 25, 2017

Neo Westphalian Europe Part 10: Commonwealth of the Northern Isles



The Northern Isles is another region of Scotland that is moving to break down into even smaller units, during the disintegration of the United Kingdom. It draws on its more Norse heritage, which sets it apart from the purely Gaelic regions of the mainland.

It is made up of the Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands chains. These are a part of the Orkney and Shetland constituencies, currently a part of the Scotland Highlands and Islands Region in the United Kingdom. It is highly likely that these two island groups will form a union but they will also likely enter into a Commonwealth with the Norwegian Crown. As such it is likely that the Norwegian Crown will head their executive branch, whilst they will have a united legislative Parliament.

Their flag is a combination of the current flags for the Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands. They follow the standard of the Nordic Cross style flags. The flag was created on a Flag Forum by internet artists in 2012, when the independence movement first began appearing in the news. All copyrights and terms of use currently remain with the authors.

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