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May 9, 2024 · Valdemar I (born Jan. 14, 1131, Denmark—died May 12, 1182, Denmark) was the king of Denmark (1157–82) who ended the Wend (Slav) threat to Danish shipping, won independence from the Holy Roman emperor, and gained church approval for hereditary rule by his dynasty, the Valdemars.
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Nov 2, 2020 · When the king died in 1250, he was succeeded by Birger’s son Valdemar, whose shared descent from the rivalling houses sealed the dynastic breach. The reign of Valdemar Birgersson – and his father’s tenure as jarl – were characterised by the expansion of royal power.
Nov 18, 2018 · Medieval Blacksmiths: More than just a weapons’ maker. By Timothy R. Jones. The position of the medieval Blacksmith or metalworker is often innately connected with that of the knight for whom he is immortalised as supplying with a steady stream of swords and weaponry.
Nov 21, 2023 · ''The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar'' is set in Harlem, New York, sometime between 1839 (when Valdemar first moved to the city) and 1845 (when the story was published). Most of the story takes...
Jul 14, 2021 · M. Valdemar, who has resided principally at Harlaem, N. Y., since the year 1839, is (or was) particularly noticeable for the extreme spareness of his person — his lower limbs much resembling those of John Randolph; and, also, for the whiteness of his whiskers, in violent contrast to the blackness of his hair — the latter, in consequence, being v...
The December 1845 edition of the American Whig Review contained an account of an unusual experiment designed to test whether hypnotism could delay the arrival of death. According to the article, a terminally ill patient, M. Ernest Valdemar, who only had hours left to live, was placed in a trance by a hypnotist. The effect was quite remarkable.
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