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Detail from the painting. Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom, 1361 is a historical painting (oil on canvas, signed in 1882) by the Swedish historical painter Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (1851–1890). This painting depicts how the Danish king Valdemar IV (a.k.a. Valdemar Atterdag) collects treasures from the people in the Gotlandic medieval ...
House. Estridsen. Father. Sweyn II of Denmark. Eric I [1] ( c. 1060 – 10 July 1103), also known as Eric the Good [2] [3] [4] ( Danish: Erik Ejegod ), was King of Denmark following his brother Olaf I Hunger in 1095. He was a son of Sweyn II. His mother's identity remains unknown. He married Boedil Thurgotsdatter .
Valdemar IV of Denmark (1320-24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 2 August 1332 to 24 October 1375, succeeding Christopher II and preceding Olaf II. He ended Denmark's "Age of Decay" by reconquering Denmark from the German nobles of Holstein and Gotaland from Sweden, and he also replenished the treasury by selling Danish Estonia to the Teutonic Order in 1346. Valdemar was the youngest son ...
Eric Christoffersen (c. 1307 – c. 1332) ( Danish: Erik Christoffersen) was king of Denmark from 1321 until his death, jointly with his father, King Christopher II. He was a member of the House of Estridsen. In Danish, he is sometimes called "Erik, elected king."
King. Also known as Valdemar IV Atterdag (A new dawn). He came to the Danish throne in 1340. From Medieval Histories:'In 1364, Valdemar IV of Denmark travelled through Europe to end up in Avignon.' This trip appears to have taken him through London in 1363-4.
Eric of Denmark – Danish: Erik - may refer to: Eric I of Denmark. Eric II of Denmark. Eric III of Denmark. Eric IV of Denmark. Eric V of Denmark. Eric VI of Denmark. Eric VII of Denmark, better known as Eric of Pomerania. Eric Longbone, Lord of Langeland.
About the Artist. (1926-1981) This Danish American designer worked for the International Sterling Company in Meriden, Connecticut. While living in Denmark, Christoffersen was trained as a goldsmith, training at the Copenhagen firm of A. Michelsen, jewelers to the Royal Danish court. Later he graduated from the Academy of Arts and Crafts of ...
