1387 - 1389 AD:
1387 was a year of great hope for the Scandinavian kingdoms. Hope that the young king of Denmark and Norway would pull through his illness. In Stockholm, the boy's rival, Albert of Mecklenburg, also waited for the news. When he was informed of the outcome, he let loose a long, loud string of profanities which made everyone wonder who was being murdered.
Olaf had pulled through and nothing could deter him from claiming his birthright. His grandfather, Magnus, had been king of both Sweden and Norway until he abdicated Norway to his favourite son, Haakon, and been deposed by the Swedish nobility. The marriage between Olaf's parents, Haakon and Margaret of Denmark, had been purely political, but she had always devoted herself to the future and wellbeing of her son. It was she who encouraged Olaf to name himself the true King of Sweden. Margaret and the people rejoiced at Olaf's recovery. Rumors immediately began to circulate that Albert had attempted to poison him. A few believed that Olaf had been poisoned, but not by Albert.
Olaf marched from Skåne as soon as he could walk, despite the protests of his advisors. At the head of nearly 2,000 men, he marched into West Sweden where most of the population didn't support Albert. Out of fear and desperation, Albert tried to reduce the estates of the Swedish nobility to gain the money he needed, costing him valuable support in Stockholm. While Albert was in Mecklenburg, hiring mercenaries, the Swedish regency council sent a delegation to Olaf and Margaret asking them to remove Albert. Olaf personally accompanied his army and met Albert at Åsle in 1388. The Germans, outnumbered two to one, were defeated, and Albert himself was captured, deposed and imprisoned in Lindholmen castle in Skåne. Olaf was formally crowned on in Stockholm as King Olaf I of Sweden. For the first time in history, one man ruled all of Scandinavia. But Olaf was still young, and another matter demanded his immediate attention - marriage...
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Here we go again. I'll post as much as I can before I go back to uni next week, changing what I posted in the old thread as much as necessary.
If you have any opinions, if there's anything you like or think could be changed or improved, please post.
As for the marriage, this time the only candidates are:
* Sophia of Lithuania, daughter of Vytautas.
* Joanna Sophia of Bavaria, daughter of Albert, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, Count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland.
* Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles V of France.
* Beatrice of Portugal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_of_Portugal), daughter of Ferdinand I of Portugal.
1387 was a year of great hope for the Scandinavian kingdoms. Hope that the young king of Denmark and Norway would pull through his illness. In Stockholm, the boy's rival, Albert of Mecklenburg, also waited for the news. When he was informed of the outcome, he let loose a long, loud string of profanities which made everyone wonder who was being murdered.
Olaf had pulled through and nothing could deter him from claiming his birthright. His grandfather, Magnus, had been king of both Sweden and Norway until he abdicated Norway to his favourite son, Haakon, and been deposed by the Swedish nobility. The marriage between Olaf's parents, Haakon and Margaret of Denmark, had been purely political, but she had always devoted herself to the future and wellbeing of her son. It was she who encouraged Olaf to name himself the true King of Sweden. Margaret and the people rejoiced at Olaf's recovery. Rumors immediately began to circulate that Albert had attempted to poison him. A few believed that Olaf had been poisoned, but not by Albert.
Olaf marched from Skåne as soon as he could walk, despite the protests of his advisors. At the head of nearly 2,000 men, he marched into West Sweden where most of the population didn't support Albert. Out of fear and desperation, Albert tried to reduce the estates of the Swedish nobility to gain the money he needed, costing him valuable support in Stockholm. While Albert was in Mecklenburg, hiring mercenaries, the Swedish regency council sent a delegation to Olaf and Margaret asking them to remove Albert. Olaf personally accompanied his army and met Albert at Åsle in 1388. The Germans, outnumbered two to one, were defeated, and Albert himself was captured, deposed and imprisoned in Lindholmen castle in Skåne. Olaf was formally crowned on in Stockholm as King Olaf I of Sweden. For the first time in history, one man ruled all of Scandinavia. But Olaf was still young, and another matter demanded his immediate attention - marriage...
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Here we go again. I'll post as much as I can before I go back to uni next week, changing what I posted in the old thread as much as necessary.
If you have any opinions, if there's anything you like or think could be changed or improved, please post.
As for the marriage, this time the only candidates are:
* Sophia of Lithuania, daughter of Vytautas.
* Joanna Sophia of Bavaria, daughter of Albert, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, Count of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland.
* Catherine of Valois, daughter of Charles V of France.
* Beatrice of Portugal (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_of_Portugal), daughter of Ferdinand I of Portugal.