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A tradition recorded in the 16th century traces the origin of the flag to the campaigns of Valdemar II of Denmark (r. 1202–1241). The oldest of them is in Christiern Pedersen's "Danske Krønike", which is a sequel to Saxo's Gesta Danorum, written 1520–23. Here, the flag falls from the sky during one of Valdemar's military campaigns overseas.
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 ...
Summary. Description. Coat of arms of Valdemar IV of Denmark.svg. English: Early seal of Danish King Valdemar Atterdag. This seal is known from documents dating 1340-1345. The title seems to incidate that he used the seal before becoming king, i.e. as a young squire. Date. 15 August 2016. Source.
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. His involvement in the Norwegian succession led to the second ...
Duke of Schleswig. At the death of Valdemar IV in the spring of 1312, he immediately succeeded his father as Duke of Schleswig. Shortly afterwards, he participated in the expedition of his feudal overlord, King Eric VI of Denmark, to Rostock. During this expedition, on 30 June in the camp outside Warnemünde, he was formally installed as Duke.
Treaty of Ribe. The Treaty of Ribe ( Danish: Ribe-brevet meaning The Ribe letter; German: Vertrag von Ripen) was a proclamation at Ribe made in 1460 by King Christian I of Denmark to a number of Holsatian nobles enabling himself to become Count of Holstein and gain control of the Duchy of Schleswig (Danish: Sønderjylland, i.e. South Jutland ).
Nov 13, 2023 · Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning A New Dawn) or Waldemar (c. 1320 24 October 1375) Danish Valdemar Atterdag, was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He was the youngest son of Christopher II and spent most of his childhood and youth in exile at the court of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
