What was the general nature of the Kalmar Union as a political entity, and how did it make war?
I'm researching the various Danish-Hanseatic conflicts of the 14th/15th centuries and I'm finding that it's pretty much just the Danish in each case---Sweden and Norway generally don't come out to play, or at least they are either not represented or umbrella'd under the Danish forces.
So what does this community know? My TL hopes to have the Danish/Kalmar Union jump into a 'dogpile' on the Hanseatic League (stomped first by the Teutonic Order+HRE, then by Denmark/Kalmar), but I'm not sure how to execute that. Did Sweden/Norway join Denmark in all military endeavors? Or just whenever Danish forces alone weren't sufficient?
Also, what's the plausibility of a Kalmar Union staying together, given a stronger Denmark (no weakening by Hanseats in 1420s/30s)?
Also also, what about the Victual Brothers? They were ousted from the Baltic by the Teutonic Order/Hanseats in 1399/1400, and their major base of operations (Gotland/Visby) seized by the Order, yet the Wiki page for the Danish-Hanseatic War (1426-1435) makes mention of [some of] the Victual Brothers fighting alongside the Hanseats. What's up with this? Did they disband or just leave the Baltic proper? I'd like to incorporate them as well---anything to give the Hanseats a proper fighting chance against a strengthened Teutonic Order/HRE.
I'm researching the various Danish-Hanseatic conflicts of the 14th/15th centuries and I'm finding that it's pretty much just the Danish in each case---Sweden and Norway generally don't come out to play, or at least they are either not represented or umbrella'd under the Danish forces.
So what does this community know? My TL hopes to have the Danish/Kalmar Union jump into a 'dogpile' on the Hanseatic League (stomped first by the Teutonic Order+HRE, then by Denmark/Kalmar), but I'm not sure how to execute that. Did Sweden/Norway join Denmark in all military endeavors? Or just whenever Danish forces alone weren't sufficient?
Also, what's the plausibility of a Kalmar Union staying together, given a stronger Denmark (no weakening by Hanseats in 1420s/30s)?
Also also, what about the Victual Brothers? They were ousted from the Baltic by the Teutonic Order/Hanseats in 1399/1400, and their major base of operations (Gotland/Visby) seized by the Order, yet the Wiki page for the Danish-Hanseatic War (1426-1435) makes mention of [some of] the Victual Brothers fighting alongside the Hanseats. What's up with this? Did they disband or just leave the Baltic proper? I'd like to incorporate them as well---anything to give the Hanseats a proper fighting chance against a strengthened Teutonic Order/HRE.