Old Älvsborg
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Älvsborg, now generally known as Old Älvsborg or Älvsborg Castle to distinguish it from the later New Älvsborg and Älvsborg Fortress, was a medieval castle situated on the rocky outcrop known as Klipp
"Elfsborg" as it appears in Erik Dahlbergh's Suecia antiqua et hodierna, seventeenth century.
Prince Christian's assault on Älvsborg, 1502. Drawing by Paul Dolnstein, a landsknecht mercenary in Danish service.
The capture of Älvsborg by Frederick II of Denmark, 1563
The Toppsockerfabrik, built on the outcrop Klippan overlooking the Göta Älv.
Northern Seven Years' War
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The Northern Seven Years' War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Lübeck, and Poland–Lithuania between 1563 and 1570. The war was motivated by the dissatisfacti
Old Älvsborg
…replace Nya Lödöse, and the new settlement was formally inaugurated in summer 1547, under the name Älvsborgs stad (Älvsborg Town). In 1563, when the Northern Seven Years' War broke out, Älvsborg was attacked by the Danes, who razed Älvsborg Town to the ground and quickly captured Älvsborg Castle itself, despite its modernised…
Frederick II (1534–1588), King of Denmark and Norway 1559–1588
Eric XIV (1533–1577), King of Sweden 1560–1568
Herluf Trolle in 1551