Valdemar II of Denmark
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Valdemar II Valdemarsen, later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious, 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)
Civil war era in Norway
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The civil war era in Norway began in 1130 and ended in 1240. During this time in Norwegian history, some two dozen rival kings and pretenders waged wars to claim the throne.
King Sverre crossing the mountains of Voss
King Magnus is mutilated. Illustration by Eilif Peterssen for Magnus The Blind's saga, from Heimskringla (1899 edition).
Erling Skakke burns the house of a supporter of Sigurd Markusfostre as imagined by artist Wilhelm Wetlesen in the 1899 edition of Heimskringla
King Sverre crossing the mountains of Voss as imagined by Peter Nicolai Arbo