The Battle of Grathe Heath
On 28 October 1157, the armies of King Valdemar and King Svend clashed in a decisive battle on Grathe Heath, 25 kilometres south of Viborg. This huge battle ended with Valdemar as the victor. Shortly afterwards, Svend was captured in a nearby bog, exhausted and weak…
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The Battle of Grathe Heath meant the end of many years of war and bloodshed in Denmark. The rival…
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