Queen Margrete I (1353-1412) and the Founding of the Nordic Union

Autorentext
Vivian Etting, Cand.mag. (1984) in History, University of Copenhagen, is Curator of the Medieval and Renaissance collections at the National Museum of Denmark. She has publised several works about Nordic history in the Middle Ages.

Klappentext
This book presents the fascinating story of Queen Margrete I and her rise to power in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which culminated in the founding of the Nordic Union in 1397. Based upon the most central contemporary sources, the book gives a vivid picture of medieval society in Scandinavia. Well illustrated.


Inhalt
List of Abbreviations; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1. Denmark during the reign of Valdemar IV Atterdag; 2. The struggle for the crown of Denmark; 3. Society, class and government; 4. Pirates and commercial war against the Hanseatic League; 5. The great herring market in Scania; 6. The counts of Holstein and southern Jutland; 7. The flight for the crown of Sweden; 8. Catastrophe and reconstruction; 9. "victory in the hands of a woman"; 10. The consolidation of power; 11. Queen Margrete as legislator; 12. The Nordic Union 1397; 13. The struggle for Gtoland and the final surrender of Stockholm; 14.State and Church; 15. Queen Margrete's religious gifts and donations; 16. Chancellor and bishop- the career of Peder Jensen Lodehat; 17. The struggle for Gotland and the mystery of the false King oluf; 18. A royal wedding; 19. The queen's letter of 1405; 20. The Slesvig-Holstein problem; 21. The death of Queen Margrete; 22. A royal game of chess; 23. Art, education and literature; 24. Everyday life in teh country and the towns; 25. Assessments of Queen Margrete through the centuries; Sources and Bibliography; Index

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