The Battle of Gotland: 27 July 1361, Danish King Valdemar IV attacks Visby

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In May 1361, King Magnus IV of Sweden writes a letter of warning to the burghers of Visby:
“… some of our enemies are conspiring … to attack your area by force of arms and a strong army …”
On 27 July that same year, the mercenary troops of Danish King Valdemar IV Atterdag kill 1,800 Gotland farmers. Men, old folk, youths, cripples – they all die in battle outside the city walls of Visby. Their corpses are thrown into mass graves.

http://www.visbysweden.com/2_medieval_battles.html

https://battleofwisby1361.wordpress.com/

http://historiska.se/utstallningar/medieval-massacre/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Visby

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Oscar_Bernadotte

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