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Apr 12, 2024 · Valdemar II (born 1170, Denmark—died March 28, 1241, Denmark) was the king of Denmark (1202–41) who, between 1200 and 1219, extended the Danish Baltic empire from Schleswig in the west to include lands as far east as Estonia. In his later years he worked to unify Denmark’s legal and administrative systems.
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Valdemar II Valdemarsen (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (Danish: Valdemar Sejr), was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. In 1207, Valdemar invaded and conquered Lybeck and Holstein , expanding the Danish territories.
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In Greek mythology, Priam (/ ˈ p r aɪ. ə m /; Greek: Πρίαμος, pronounced) was the legendary and last king of Troy during the Trojan War. He was the son of Laomedon . His many children included notable characters such as Hector , Paris , and Cassandra .
Mar 22, 2023 · Priam's Treasure was found in Troy II – a layer showing evidence of fire – but Priam would have been the king of Troy during the time of Troy VI (1750-1300 BCE) or Troy VIIa (c. 1300-1180 BCE). Controversy focused on Schliemann's diaries of the dig, which were incomplete.
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Laomedon, legendary king of Troy, son of Ilus and Eurydice and father of Podarces (later famous as King Priam of Troy). He brought about his own destruction by not keeping his word. When Laomedon refused to give the gods Apollo and Poseidon a promised reward for building the walls of Troy, they sent a pestilence and a sea monster to ravage the ...
Ilus II, Assaracus, Ganymede, Cleopatra and Cleomestra In Greek mythology , Tros ( / ˈ t r ɒ s / ; Ancient Greek : Τρώς, Ancient Greek : [trɔ́ːs] ) was the founder of the kingdom of Troy , of which the city of Ilios , founded by his son Ilus took the same name, and the son of Erichthonius by Astyoche (daughter of the river god Simoeis ...