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Danish forces still sacked several ecclesiastical buildings after the ransom was paid. Before leaving the island, Valdemar IV appointed sheriffs to govern the island within his realm. 8 July 1362 – the Danish navy defeats the Hanseatic League 's fleet at the Battle of Helsingborg .
A residential building (palatium) was constructed next to the west wall in the mid-13th century and a strong defensive tower was built on the east wall. It was here that King Eric V signed Denmark's first constitution in 1282. [2] Until 1413, the palatium was the main venue for the Danehof or medieval parliament.
Copenhagen Castle (Danish: Københavns Slot) was a castle on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in the late 14th century and was located at the site of the current Christiansborg Palace. [1]
Denmark's first churches from the 9th century were built of timber and have not survived. Hundreds of stone churches in the Romanesque style were built in the 12th and 13th centuries. They had a flat-ceilinged nave and chancel with small rounded windows and round arches.
This was a colossal task in the early 14th century. Kaloe Castle Ruin lies on a peninsula 30 km north of Aarhus in Denmark The castle of Kalø was successful in its original purpose, but already in 1320 the new king Christoffer II , was forced by the Danish nobility in a coronation charter to tear it down, along with most of the Crown's ...
14th-century Danish people (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "14th century in Denmark" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
This was completed in the late 14th century. [5] The castle had a curtain wall and was surrounded by a moat and with a large, solid tower as an entrance gate. The castle was still the property of the Bishop of Roskilde until King Eric VII usurped the rights to the castle in 1417. From then on the castle in Copenhagen was occupied by the king.
They document the Danish transition from Norse paganism to Christianity in the 10th century. The two burial mounds are pagan, as well as the older runestone, raised by king Gorm the Old. The larger runestone mentions the Christianization of Denmark and was raised by king Harald Bluetooth, who also erected the nearby church. [7] Roskilde Cathedral