Valdemar II of Denmark
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Valdemar II Valdemarsen, later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious and Valdemar the Conqueror, was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241.
Coin minted for King Valdemar II, Lund University History Museum
The Seal of Valdemar II
Danish realm under King Valdemar II
Dannebrog falling from the sky during the Battle of Lindanise Christian August Lorentzen (1809)
Valdemar the Young
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Valdemar the Young was a junior King of Denmark from 1215 until his death.
Valdemar II of Denmark
…national flag of the Danes since 1219. Dannebrog is Europe's oldest flag design still in modern use. In 1223, King Valdemar and his eldest son, prince Valdemar, were abducted by Count Henry I of Schwerin (Heinrich der Schwarze), while hunting on the island of Lyø near Funen. Count Henry demanded that Denmark…
Image of Valdemar in St. Bendt's Church
Death of Valdemar the Young, portrayed by the Danish painter Christian Emil Andersen, 1843.