Archaeologists think the man buried in the grave may have been a wealthy supporter of the Kalmar Union in which a single monarch united the kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. When you ...

His election ended the so-called Kalmar Union with Norway and Denmark, which had endured since the 14th century. Sweden was eventually transformed from an elective monarchy into a hereditary ...

It is plain that union ... Denmark, as close and as far-reaching as possible. Every such person must have viewed with regret the raising of pretensions on the part of Norway to which neither ...

The famous Kalmar Union, which at one point joined up most of the Nordic world (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, and part of Finland) into a single entity. Or even the Union of South ...

When Gustav Vasa was crowned king in 1523, Sweden left the Kalmar Union with Denmark and Norway, and once again became independent. The historic place where Gustav Vasa was ascended to the throne ...

For the past 500 years, the previous royal coats of arms featured three crowns — a symbol of the Kalmar Union between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, established by Denmark between 1397 and 1523.

1397 - Union of Kalmar unites Denmark, Sweden and Norway under a single monarch. Denmark is the dominant power. 1729 - Greenland becomes Danish province. 1814 - Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.

1397 - Union of Kalmar unites Denmark, Sweden and Norway under a single monarch. Denmark is the dominant power. 1729 - Greenland becomes Danish province. 1814 - Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.

which for five centuries has featured the three crowns of the Kalmar Union — a polity that existed from 1397 to 1523 consisting of the kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Guardian reported.