Medieval Scandinavia: The Downfall of the Kalmar Union - Medievalists.net

For the ninth and last article in the series, Beñat Elortza Larrea explores the internal tensions and conflicts that caused the dissolution of the Kalmar Union.

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It's not really about #Trump's social media mental vomit:

The #Danish #King changed the #Royal #CoatOfArms

Removed:

3 crowns, symbolizing the #KalmarUnion between #Denmark, #Norway, and #Sweden

Expanded:

the polar bear and the ram (#Greenland and the #FaroeIslands)

Denmark is giving up on the Kalmar Union (well, it's been 500 years) and embracing its #CommonWealth

#QueenMargrethe abdicated a year ago, and the new #KingFrederik has probably planned this for awhile

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/danish-king-changes-coat-of-arms-in-apparent-rebuke-to-donald-trump

Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland

Design shows intent to keep control of Faroe Islands and Greenland – which Trump says he would like the US to buy

The Guardian
For over a century, Swedish meatballs were also Norwegian meatballs and Danish meatballs.
#KalmarUnion #SillyHistoryJoke