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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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Valdemar I. Helena, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Valdemar I Knudsen (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great ( Danish: Valdemar den Store ), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zenith under his son King Valdemar II.
- 1154 – 12 May 1182
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Feb 1, 2020 · Valdemar IV of Denmark. Valdemar Atterdag (c. 1320 – October 24, 1375) was a King of Denmark (1340 - 1375). He was the youngest son of Christopher II and spent most of his childhood and youth in German exile at the court of en:Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor after the defeats of his father. Here he acted as a pretender waiting for a come-back.
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.
- 15 June 1219; 804 years ago (Dannebrog legend), 1625; 398 years ago (recognised as national flag)
- 7:17 national, 56:107 royal
- A white Nordic cross with a red background
The official timeline for the world of Velgarth covers more than two thousand years, starting over a thousand years before the founding of Valdemar, and continuing up through "modern" Valdemar in the reign of Queen Selenay, which is still ongoing after 1400 AF. There is an important interval in the history of Valdemar.
See also Valdemar IV of Denmark on Wikipedia; and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer . VALDEMAR IV., king of Denmark ( c. 1320-1375), 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 ...
Jan 8, 2012 · English: Waldemar IV of Denmark (Valdemar Atterdag) shown on 14th century fresco in Næstved's Saint Peter's Church (Sankt Peders Kirke). The fresco was created shortly after the king's death, and rediscovered in the late 19th century.
