Medievalists.net » King Valdemar II of Denmark http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The (Attempted) Alliance of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Valdemar II of Denmark: the Infante Fernando’s Marriage Reconsidered http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/30/attempted-alliance-alfonso-viii-castile-valdemar-ii-denmark-infante-fernandos-marriage-reconsidered/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/30/attempted-alliance-alfonso-viii-castile-valdemar-ii-denmark-infante-fernandos-marriage-reconsidered/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:13:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=53751 This paper presents the evidence for a lost marriage alliance between Castile and Denmark, contextualizes the marriage within the larger framework of Alfonso VIII’s international relations, and finally, demonstrates that the match can help to underscore the importance of crusading lineages in the affairs of the Castilian royal family.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/10/30/attempted-alliance-alfonso-viii-castile-valdemar-ii-denmark-infante-fernandos-marriage-reconsidered/feed/ 0 The Dominican Convents in Medieval Norway http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/06/the-dominican-convents-in-medieval-norway/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/06/the-dominican-convents-in-medieval-norway/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 07:32:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38535 In the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Norway was larger than it is today, where the former Norwegian districts of Jämtland and Bohus are now parts of Sweden. In 1380, the Norwegian throne was inherited by the Danish king, and for the rest of the Middle Ages, Danish monarchs ruled Norway, but even though the kings often made use of Danes in the administration, the Norwegian kingdom did in fact remain as an independent part of a so-called double monarchy.

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