The Kalmar Union shatters and reunites several times and a new dynasty gains control of Denmark!

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The Kalmar Union shatters and reunites several times and a new dynasty gains control of Denmark! Christopher III (Christopher of Bavaria) in highly fashionable late-Medieval clothes. " data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/christoffer-af-bayern.png?w=123" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/christoffer-af-bayern.png?w=166" /> The coat of arms of Denmark – it stems from the House of Estrid, which ruled 1047-1412 (Sweyn Estridsson – Margaret I) " data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/danmarks-vc3a5benskjold.png?w=140" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/danmarks-vc3a5benskjold.png?w=140" /> Statue of St. George and the Dragon in the Great Church in Stockholm – it is symbolic of the Battle of Brunkebjerg. " data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/st-georg-og-dragen.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/st-georg-og-dragen.png?w=739" /> Renaissance fresco by Italian painter Mantegna – it depicts the Gonzaga family + the Holy Roman Emperor and King Christian I " data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fresco.png?w=220" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fresco.png?w=625" /> Close-up of the fresco – Christian is the one in the middle. " data-medium-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/frescocloseup.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thehistoryofdenmark.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/frescocloseup.jpg?w=739" /> https://archive.org/download/Episode15ChaosInTheUnion/Episode%2015%20-%20Chaos%20in%20the%20Union.mp3

The Kalmar Union shatters and reunites several times and a new dynasty gains control of Denmark!

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