Denmark in January-September 1438:
In early January Christopher enters into Southern Jylland through Schleswig-Holstein, answering the request of the Danish Riksråd and Nobility. With him he has some fifty heavily armoured knights, lent to him by the Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund I [1]...
Threadmarks: Chapter 5: The reprecussions of the Gråtopp revolt, Norway in 1438
In Norway, the attempted murder of Amund Bolt by Hallvard Gråtopp has some significant consequences. First of all, it scares Svarte Jøns Nilsson into more strict oversight and consequential actions towards the officials within his jurisdiction. He is approached by Amund Bolt on the behalf of the...
You've got some good observations here. There are some changes from OTL. Here are the most significant of them:
Chapter 3:
- The unrest in Denmark is more significant IOTL due to influences of a partially successful revolt in Norway under Amund Bolt
- Christopher of Bavaria is contacted a year...
Threadmarks: Chapter 4: Hallvard Gråtopp's revolt in 1438
1438: At the start of the year the Allmue in Telemark revolts under the leadership of Hallvard Gråtopp. His demands for the Allmue are the same as Sigurdsson's a year prior, but he also decries the Danish officials for diverting King Eric's will. He claims they aren't following through with the...
Threadmarks: Chapter 3: Developments in Denmark and Sweden in 1437
1437 Denmark:
With Eric in self-imposed exile in Gotland, the Danish Riksråd attempts to govern Denmark on their own. Their rule quickly falls apart however, as unrest among the peasantry spreads around the country. When the news of the Norwegian peasant's ability to make their Riksråd acquiesce...
1437:
In February Amund Bolt enters into talks with the Norwegian Riksråd. Erlend Endridsson, knowing his weak position, acquiesce to most of the points, but puts his remaining political clout into attempting to make the other Riksråd members and Allmue swear their loyalty to King Eric [1]...
1426-1435: King Eric III, King Norway, Denmark, and Sweden sees his rule and policies gradually fall apart. This is caused by a long war with the Hanseatic League over the latter's dominance in the Baltic Sea, together with resistance and revolts within his realms. Most significant among these...
In this timeline I will be exploring the idea of a more independent and functional Kingdom of Norway throughout the 15th Century. This is my first real timeline, so hopefully the quality increases as I write. Updates will be very random, and mostly when I feel like writing. Reviews and feedback...
Just finished reading up on this. Got to say, this is probably my favourite tl currently. Looking forward to the crisis unfolding and whether The Trapezuntine Empire will prosper or perish. Even though both outcomes will be enjoyable to read!
Well, you just massively changed the political landscape of Norway, but with Olav (and Magnus) still alive, the ramifications won't be that large. But it will interesting to see how the duo of Olav and Eystein (or Øystein) functions as Kings, and if the former will die, seeing how this post...
Please, do continue. I'm always interested in a Norway tl. (Subscribed)
Good that you focus on one of the more unknown, but plausible Norway pov
At this time in history, one can argue that Norway is at its height of power pre-civil war period, and have a larger chance at survival and increasing...
This took far longer than I had expected to write, but here is the last part of the prolog. Comment would be welcome together with critique.
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Chapter 3
18th of...
Here is another part of the prolog, I intend to either split this up into three or four chapters. The others are coming soon.
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Chapter 2
18th of August 1103
Somewhere in Ulster
He shot up from his bed as he heard a...