Queen Margrete I, 1353-1412, and the founding of the Nordic Union / / by Vivian Etting.

• Superior document: The Northern world, v. 9
• Author: Etting, Vivian, 1957-
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Series: Northern world ; v. 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (273 pages)
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

This book presents the fascinating story of Queen Margrete I and her rise to power in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Her political ambitions culminated in the founding of the Nordic Union in 1397, which had vital impact on the history of Scandinavia for the next centuries. The book analyses the most central sources and gives a vivid picture of medieval society in Denmark during the late Middle Ages. At the same time the book describes the character of this dynamic woman, who is considered as one of the most important rulers in the Middle Ages. Only a very small part of the literature concerning Scandinavian medieval history has been published in English, and this book gives for the first time foreign readers the opportunity to read about the background to the founding of the Nordic Union. The text is well illustrated.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- 1. Denmark during the reign of Valdemar IV Atterdag -- 2. The struggle for the crown of Denmark -- 3. Society, class and government -- 4. Pirates and commercial war against the Hanseatic League -- 5. The great herring market in Scania -- 6. The counts of Holstein and southern Jutland -- 7. The flight for the crown of Sweden -- 8. Catastrophe and reconstruction -- 9. "victory in the hands of a woman" -- 10. The consolidation of power -- 11. Queen Margrete as legislator -- 12. The Nordic Union 1397 -- 13. The struggle for Gtoland and the final surrender of Stockholm -- 14.State and Church -- 15. Queen Margrete's religious gifts and donations -- 16. Chancellor and bishop- the career of Peder Jensen Lodehat -- 17. The struggle for Gotland and the mystery of the false King oluf -- 18. A royal wedding -- 19. The queen's letter of 1405 -- 20. The Slesvig-Holstein problem -- 21. The death of Queen Margrete -- 22. A royal game of chess -- 23. Art, education and literature -- 24. Everyday life in the country and the towns -- 25. Assessments of Queen Margrete through the centuries -- Sources and Bibliography -- Index.