Baltic Sea History

Roman period

Baltic Crusades

Coming of Christianity

Margaret I

Reformation

Gustav II Adolph

Peter I, Russia in the 18 century

Napoleon

Bismarck

Noble Architecture

Bystanders and collaboration WWII/Cold War

Disputed regions (Sweden-Denmark 17th century, …)

Alcohol consumption (sobriety movements, dry law)

Forced migration

May 1945

City scapes and monuments

Vikings and victims

Battles

The Memorial Cross in Remembrance of the Battle of Gutnish Rural Yeomen against Valdemar IV Aterdag in Visby

Introduction

Selected sources

The Stone Cross of Korsbetningen

Contemporary written sources

Chronicles of the 16th and 17th century

Carl-Gustav Hellqvist’s history painting 'Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom'

Archaeological excavations at the beginning of the 20th century

Reflection questions

Literature

Das Gedenkkreuz zur Erinnerung an den Kampf gotländischer Bauern gegen Waldemar IV. Atterdag in Visby

Einführung

Ausgewählte Quellen

Das Steinkreuz von Korsbetningen

Zeitgenössische schriftliche Quellen

Chroniken des 16. Und 17. Jahrhunderts

Carl-Gustav Hellqvists Historiengemälde ”Waldemar Atterdag brandschatzt Visby”

Archäologische Ausgrabungen zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts

Fragen zur Reflexion

Literatur

Neutrality during WWII/Cold War: achieved or not?

Solidarity with Solidarity (protest movements)