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      Regaining Skåne from Sweden

      • Valdemar completed his reunification of his father’s kingdom in 1360 by regaining Skåne from Sweden. The following year he conquered Gotland, including its wealthy town of Visby.
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  2. 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.

  3. Apr 12, 2024 · On returning to Denmark, Valdemar faced a revolt (1350) by leading Jutland magnates, aided by the counts of Holstein; it was the first of a series of uprisings challenging the formidable personal rule that he had established.

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  4. In 1360 however, Valdemar IV reconquered Scania, securing the region under Danish rule instead of Swedish rule. Though Valdemar IV allowed the Hanseatic League to keep their privileges in the region, it came at a high cost.

  5. 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.

  6. But the chronic state of rebellion in western Denmark, which, fomented by the discontented Jutish magnates, lasted with short intervals from 1350 to 1360, compelled Valdemar to renounce these farreaching and fantastic designs.

  7. Why peasants facing King Valdemar IV of Denmark in The Battle of Visby didn't remain on walls? I just don't get were they really so naive to think that they are capable to win against mercenaries and soldiers lead by king in an open field? Walls would give them advantage. Why they met him near the gates?

  8. Aug 16, 2017 · Margrete Valdemarsdatter of Denmark asserted neither prerogative, and yet her vision for a unified Scandinavia and her ability to realize and effectively lead that union make her one of history’s most important rulers. By Victoria Martínez.

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