Re: Elves and Ill Bethisad (was Re: elves and jinn (...))

Jan van Steenbergen scripsit:

> > Excuse a stupid and OT question, but does that mean that the Union of
> > Kalmar did not finally break apart in the early 16th C?
>
> I think so. But if you really want to know, ask Kristian Jensen. He is in
> charge in Scandinavia, and he laid a solid historical foundation for it.
In fact no, Kalmar did break up.  But it re-formed during the Napoleonic Wars.
Denmark-Norway was neutral, and when Sweden's king was deposed for insanity,
they cleverly elected the Danish king.  The result is called the Scandinavian
Realm, and now includes Slesvig (as part of Denmark), Holstein, Oldenburg,
and various places in the Caribbean, India, and China.

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