Battle of Grathe Heath
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The Battle of Grathe Heath was fought in 1157 between the Danish armies of Valdemar I and his rival for the Danish throne, Sweyn III. Valdemar's forces won the battle, and Sweyn III was slain while at
Monument at Grathe hede, by J.Th Hansen
The Battle of Grathe Heath, by Lorenz Frølich
The Sven Grathe-cros, a monument by Thor Lange.
Sweyn III of Denmark
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Sweyn III Grathe was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempt
Battle of Grathe Heath
…The Battle of Grathe Heath was fought in 1157 between the Danish armies of Valdemar I and his rival for the Danish throne, Sweyn III. Valdemar's forces won the battle, and Sweyn III was slain while attempting to flee. The battle of Grathe (Grey) Heath on 23 October 1157 marked the…
Illustration of Sweyn III in the 13th-century Saxon World Chronicle
A Danish penning coin minted in Randers or Aarhus during the reigh of Svend Grathe.