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banneryear1868 t1_j7h327y wrote

Reply to comment by left_at_read in Archaeologists from Arkeologerna have unearthed an early 17th century sword from the time of the Kalmar War. A conflict between Denmark–Norway and Sweden that lasted from 1611 to 1613. by Apprehensive-Ad6212

Dano-Norwegian Alliance "won" this dispute. Basically Sweden wanted to avoid paying Denmark's tolls for use of it's trade routes, they laid claim to a Norwegian territory and started collecting taxes there. Denmark-Norway actually teamed up with Sweden (Gustavo Adolphus) a few years later in the Thirty Years War, before returning to their rivalry shortly after.

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UglyTitties t1_j7he2wl wrote

It wasn't really an alliance, as Denmark and Norway at the time were united under the same crown, and thus basically were one country.

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banneryear1868 t1_j7hjgia wrote

Yeah there's just different names for that union depending on the time period, Danish-Norwegian is modern, but there was always a "two kingdoms under one crown" view of it, "Twin Kingdom" was one of the names for it at the time.

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