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King Valdemar IV sought to repay the debt and reclaim the lands of Denmark. The first opportunity came with his wife Helvig's dowry. The mortgage on the rest of northern Jutland was paid off by taxes collected from King Valdemar's peasants above the Kongeå.
Apr 12, 2024 · Valdemar IV Atterdag (born c. 1320, Denmark—died October 24, 1375, Zealand) was the king of Denmark (1340–75) who united his country under his own rule after a brief period of alien domination. His aggressive foreign policy led to conflict with Sweden, North German principalities, and the North German trading centres of the Hanseatic League .
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Either way they won't be left alone. Valdemar was probably there more to pillage valuables than outright conquest, at least at first. The peasants had earlier in the 1200s successfully defeated a Swedish king "invading" and trying to raise their taxes, so they'd not be completely at odds with the concept of fighting kings, no matter who they were.
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Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.
VALDEMAR IV., king of Denmark (c. 1 3 20 - 1 375), was the youngest son of Christopher II. of Denmark. Valdemar was brought up at the court of the German emperor, Louis of Bavaria, during those miserable years when the realm of Denmark was partitioned among Holstein counts and German Ritter, while Scania, "the bread-basket" of the monarchy ...
Feb 20, 2019 · Unity in Scandinavia. One such unification of crowns came in the form of the Kalmar Union. This united the countries of Norway, Denmark and Sweden – which at the time also included much of modern Finland – under a single crown. Read more: Should Scandinavia unite?
