Valdemar II
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Scandinavian History
Article abstract: Valdemar II was a warrior, lawgiver, builder, and Crusader. He extended Danish control over North Germany, Scandia, and Estonia, leaving to his successors the dream of an empire extending over the Baltic Sea.
Early Life
Valdemar I (1157-1182) had brought to an end the long struggles between the Church and Crown for dominance in the north. Working with Absalon, the Archbishop of Lund, he began a crusading program which secured internal peace through external expansion, occupying the military talents of potentially rebellious nobles in...
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