Read a Talleyrand biography years back - it praised the Man for averting the Coalition's aims of wanting to balkanize France to avert future troubles. Talleyrand talked them into remaking France a monarchy which probably appealed to most as a change back to prior "power to the peoples" was...
At least his great-grandfather being Valdemar IV he might have had some flair for Diplomacy to pass along to his son as well as his own ability to wage war and rule so as not to just up and leave - which he can't.
ITTL Erik will have every reason not to leave his Kingdoms. He need to secure his succession here.
He was able 1415 to tax all three Kingdoms; 1424-5 go on Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with Philippa running the Kalmar Union.
1429 he instate the Sound Due.
1432 his war with Holstein ends with a...
"The Widowmaker" -" Flying Coffin" - yes in Germany can't remember if in other places.
Danish Airforce flew 51 F-104G for 24 years of service - accident rate of 21,6%, 6 pilots killed - never attained the nick.
Also flew 51 F-35 Draken for 23 years of service - 17,6% accident rate, 3 pilots...
The problem then was that Sweden was much better at prosecuting war at this time and became one of the major players of the TYW. Denmark was left at the receiving end!
During 1676 Denmark might have had some luck defeating Charles XI to win that war or 1708 - problem being that Britain and...
1801 Denmark-Norway knew the game was over with the Battle of Copenhagen Roads - it would only be a matter of time before the British would demand the Danish Royal Navy handed to them.
The desired alliance was with Britain - to be able to keep the Navy.
Without the only means to try enforce...
It certainly is and that was possibly what he was about to hammer in on the Norwegian petty Kings by 810-11 and then getting killed in Frisia or en route. Scandinavia was the area of interest to the Danish King it seems.
Without Charlemagne and Frankish Empire in tatters the outline is much...
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The Saxons might not like the Danes in Frisia but the Danish Kings seemed to want it - part of it was also given to Danish pretenders by the Emperor during the Danish Throne Wars and to pacify Vikings which certainly didn't work out.
I think the real...
Perhaps - the thing is West Francia/France was the target of Vikings the Danish Kings only arrived on the scene much later in the West with Sweyn Forkbeard going for England to be succeeded by his younger son Cnut. Harold Bluetooth prior to this worked with the Obotrites against the Germans and...