Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—W

Waldemar's Way

So the Milky Way is called in Denmark. This was Waldemar or Valdemar the Victorious, who substituted the Danebrog for the national banner of Denmark.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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