Sweden's 1398 Victory at Tuna: The Battle That Crushed the Victual Brothers

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Sweden's 1398 Victory at Tuna: The Battle That Crushed the Victual Brothers

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In 1398, the Swedish queen Margrethe I faced a persistent threat to Baltic trade: the Victual Brothers, a pirate confederation that had turned Gotland into a lawless stronghold. This episode follows the campaign led by the Teutonic Order, at Margrethe's invitation, to seize Visby and smash the pirate fleet at Tuna. We explore the Victual Brothers' origins in the siege of Stockholm, their charismatic leader Klaus Störtebeker, and how the battle paved the way for the Kalmar Union. Along the way, we reflect on the blurred line between privateering and piracy, and the sometimes uncomfortable alliances that built empires. #VictualBrothers #KlausStörtebeker #MargretheI #TeutonicOrder #Gotland #Visby #Tuna #BalticPiracy #KalmarUnion #1398 #MedievalSweden #HanseaticLeague #BattleofTuna #Privateers #BalticHistory #Stormaktstiden #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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