Sweden's 1396 Battle of Åsle: The Knight Who Broke the Union

In 1396, the fate of Scandinavia hung on a single clash at Åsle, near Falköping. This episode unpacks the Battle of Åsle, the final act of the civil war between Swedish nobility and the Kalmar Union. We follow the rebellion of the knight Erik Kettilsson, who led the 'Hooded Men' resistance against the union queen, Margaret I. Learn how the Danish heavy cavalry crushed the Swedish peasant army on a frozen field, how the Swedish king Albrekt of Mecklenburg was captured, and how the battle paved the way for the Kalmar Union's consolidation. We explore the tactical decisions, the role of German mercenaries, and the aftermath that left Sweden under Danish rule for a century—until the Stockholm Bloodbath. A forgotten battle that shaped Nordic history.

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