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365:. Hallvard and his army of Norwegians fought the Danes in 1438, but failed to secure their freedom. This third rebellion in under a decade, however, led the Danish aristocracy to turn on King Erik, whose harsh policies had fomented the disdain in which Danes were now held by their northern neighbors. They saw to the ouster of King Erik in 1439. In 1442 the Swedes were officially regranted sovereignty, however, the Danish aristocracy was unwilling to give up Norway. The next decade saw them reconquer the country and annex outright the Norwegian colonies of 183: 22: 125: 63: 389:
in the 15th century is entirely based upon hearsay and speculation. As a rebel leader, he would certainly have been executed by his adversaries if caught, thus it's quite reasonable that he deliberately covered his tracks. It seems that he was successful in this respect, as there's no record of his
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The identity of Hallvard Graatop has been disputed by more modern scholars. Some claim the connection to a Hallvard Torbjornsson or Toresson living at the Vraalstad farm in
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The Danish aristocracy naturally saw to their best interests and slowly alienated the residents of Sweden and Norway whom they tried to rule. In Sweden
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tried to do the same in Norway, but failed. Enter Hallvard Graatop. He raised an army of peasants to challenge the harsh Danish rule in
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area claim him to be "Lord" Hallvard Torbjørnsen of Roaldstad (later known as Vrålstad) farm.
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took over the rule of those two countries and then Sweden as well. In 1397 in the town of
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and Norway was the last native ruler in Scandinavia. When he died in 1387, his mother
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was a 15th-century Norwegian rebel leader who fought against
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Gjensyn med Hallvard Gråtopp (Hallvard Gråtopp revisited)
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