🔹 Use the slider at the bottom of the map to adjust the displayed year.
🔹 Use the play controls to quickly increment the year and animate the map through time.
The settings gear (⚙️) can be used to access additional controls:
🔹 Use the "Enter year" box to quickly navigate to a specific year.
🔹 Use the "Play rate" box to set the rate of the animation (and the skip controls increment).
🔹 Use the opacity slider to adjust the transparency of the polity shapes.
🔹 Use the "Choose base map" dropdown to switch between different base maps.
🔹 Learn more about the polity border choices.
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| dk_danish_k personal union with no_norway_k_2 | 1380 CE 1385 CE |
| dk_danish_k personal union with no_norway_k_2 | 1388 CE 1396 CE |
| dk_danish_k personal union with sv_swedish_k_1 | 1389 CE 1396 CE |
| Year Range | Kingdom of Denmark - Medieval (dk_danish_k) was in: |
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In 1380, Olaf II inherited the Norwegian throne from his father, King Haakon VI, while already being King of Denmark, thus creating a personal union between Denmark and Norway. After Olaf’s death in 1387, Margaret I ruled both kingdoms, continuing the union. [1]
[1]: Esben Albrectsen, ed., Danmark-Norge. 1: Fællesskabet bliver til / af Esben Albrectsen (Oslo: Univ.Forl, 1997). Zotero link: M2X6XWB5
Margaret I of Denmark ruled the Kingdom of Norway with Eric of Pomerania as co ruler in personal union from 1388 –1412. [1]
[1]: “Margareta - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon.” Zotero link: VWK9C5EG
Margaret I of Denmark ruled the Kingdom of Sweden with Eric of Pomerania as co ruler in personal union from 1389 –1412. [1]
[1]: “Margareta - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon.” Zotero link: VWK9C5EG