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Valdemar the Great is welcomed at Absalon's mother's house, where he sought refuge after the Blood-feast of Roskilde Peter Raadsig (1821–1840) During the Danish civil war, Sweyn III was said to have allied with the pagan Wends against his rivals for the throne. [8] Valdemar, being hostile to the wends, saw an opportunity for Christian expansion.
Then a reconciling feast was agreed upon, and it was held in Roskilde on 9 August 1157. But, according to Saxo Grammaticus, Sweyn ordered his men to kill the two other kings. Canute was slain, but Valdemar, though wounded, managed to turn over some great candlesticks and escape in the following fire and confusion.
At the peace banquet in Roskilde on 9 August 1157, Sweyn planned on killing his two co-rulers, and succeeded in having Canute killed. The incident became known as the Bloodfeast of Roskilde. [2] Valdemar escaped to Jutland, and on 23 October 1157, Sweyn and his army faced and met him at the Battle of Grathe Heath, which gave him his nickname ...
Valdemar was the son of Canute Lavard, Duke of Schleswig, the chivalrous and popular eldest son of King Eric I of Denmark.Valdemar's father was murdered by King Magnus I of Sweden days before the birth of Valdemar; his mother, Ingeborg of Kiev, daughter of Grand Prince Mstislav I of Kiev and Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, named him after her grandfather, Grand Prince Vladimir Monomakh of Kiev.
Canute launched another campaign on Zealand, taking Roskilde, but Sweyn, with the help of his cousin Valdemar I of Denmark, would once again defeat Canute near Taastrup in 1149–1150. For Valdemar's contributions he was made Duke of Schleswig. [34] In 1151, Canute would be defeated once again, near Viborg.
Prince Valdemar with King Chulalongkorn of Siam. Valdemar had a lifelong naval career. He was the first president of the Seamen's Association of 1856. He died on 14 January 1939 in the Yellow Palace in Copenhagen and was buried in Roskilde Cathedral. He was the last surviving child of Christian IX. Coat of Arms of Prince Valdemar of Danemark
Sweyn, Canute, and Valdemar were set up as co-rulers, with Canute ruling Zealand. [3] During the peace banquet in Roskilde on 9 August 1157, later known as the Bloodfeast of Roskilde, Sweyn attempted to kill both Canute and Valdemar. [2] Canute was allegedly killed by one of Sweyn's warriors. [3] Death of Canute in the 13th-century Sächsische ...
Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), Valdemar Christoffersen or Waldemar (c. 1320 – 24 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance wars under previous rulers.