What the records say
- When
- 1157
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 56.24° N, 9.29° E
- Description
- 1157 final battle of the Danish Civil War
Battle of Grathe Heath
1157 final battle of the Danish Civil War
The Battle of Grathe Heath was fought in 1157 between the Danish armies of Valdemar I and his rival for the Danish throne, Sweyn III. Valdemar's forces won the battle, and Sweyn III was slain while attempting to flee.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Grathe Heath: A civil war in Denmark ends with the death of King Sweyn III. Valdemar I of Denmark becomes king of all Denmark”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bei Verhandlungen über den Thron Dänemarks einigen sich die drei Prätendenten Sven III., Knut V. und Waldemar I. auf eine Landesteilung”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page