Order of the Armed Arm

Order of the Armed Arm
Væbnede Arms Orden
Awarded by

Christian IV of Denmark
TypeChivalric order in one class
Established2 December 1616
Awarded forMilitary virtues
StatusDisestablished
GradesRidder
Statistics
Total inductees12

Order of the Armed Arm ribbon

The Danish Order of the Armed Arm (den Væbnede Arms Orden) was a Danish order of chivalry, instituted by Christian IV of Denmark 1616, when twelve noblemen were knighted. After that occasion, no new knights of the order were made, and it was merged with the Order of the Elephant in 1633–1634. The order is regarded as a predecessor of the Order of the Dannebrog.