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through his conduct as chief official in Bergen. As early as in 1446 the League issued official complaints against Olav at a Bergen town council meeting, and after numerous complaints King
Christian I of Denmark yielded to the pressure and in 1453 dismissed Olav. Magnus Green (d. ca. 1473) was made the royal official of Bergen. This dismissal greatly shook Olav who felt unjustly treated after his long and loyal service to the king of the Kalmar Union and to the people of Norway. The knight refused to take this blow lying down and soon mobilized his personal resources and those of his family to regain his former position.
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wanted to improve his relations with the common people of his realm, having come to power following rebellions against his predecessor, Eric, who had allowed foreign officials and bishops to exploit the peoples he ruled over. One of the main efforts of king
Christopher to mend these relations was to
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Denmark and Sweden was very tense, and it was in this atmosphere that Olav offered to hand over the fortress to the Danes. Olav made it clear that he would only surrender the fortress into Danish hands if he was reinstituted to his former position in Bergen. If
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to conquer
Trondheim, the ancient centre of Norway's kings. Control of this vital city would have greatly strengthened Charles' claim to the throne. The answer from the Danish side came quickly with knight Ørian's own relatives, Olav Nilsson Skanke and his brother Peder, marching up from the south
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Knight Olav served King
Christian as a privateer during the king's wars against the Hansa. After Christian made peace with the trading alliance, Olav continued to attack Hanseatic ships against the wishes of the king. Olav Nilsson Skanke had previously earned the hatred of the Hanseatic League
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and pushing Ørian out of
Trondheim. The same thing happened all over again in 1453 with Ørian seizing Trondheim and Olav and Peder driving him out once more. This second battle finally concluded the conflict over succession and ended the battles between knights of the Skanke family.
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Soon the campaign against the League became so successful that Olav expanded it to the coast of Sweden, attacking the Swedes at every weak point he could find. In one of his attacks Olav managed to capture the
Swedish
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Norwegian throne. At this point war within the union seemed certain, and in response the Swedish national council asked king Charles to withdraw his claim to the Norwegian throne.
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into restoring him to his former position in Bergen he and his family returned to the city in a triumphant manner. Olav was again given command of the
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in 1455 and garrison it with his own loyal men. This fortress was of vital importance to the Swedes due to its strategic location commanding the
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harrying the Hansa vessels. Elisabeth was especially successful and rapidly became renowned all over
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and about 60 other Norwegians. Olav's son was one of those who died with him.
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to process the complaints of the citizens of Norway. The
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578:(in Norwegian). Oslo: Pantagruel Forlag.
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2930:List of ships attacked by Somali pirates
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2831:International Talk Like a Pirate Day
529:David M. Cheney (11 November 2015).
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43:Olav was one of the members of the
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70:Some time after 1430 Olav married
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136:as king while Denmark supported
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2210:Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
1963:Anti-piracy in the West Indies
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1894:Pirate battles and incidents
254:Sweden's only access to the
208:for her wisdom and bravery.
20:Bergenhus Fortress in Bergen
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2043:Battle of the Tiger's Mouth
1526:Rahmah ibn Jabir al-Jalhami
597:. Bergen: Bryggens Museum.
595:Bergen and the German Hansa
574:Hetland, Ingebrigt (2008).
384:. Norsk biografisk leksikon
326:Opsahl, Erik (2022-06-29).
212:Olav Nilsson takes Älvsborg
176:War on the Hanseatic League
31:and served as commander of
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2920:Pirate films and TV series
2360:African Slave Trade Patrol
1928:Action of 11 November 2008
717:Barbary pirates (corsairs)
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286:Return to Bergen and death
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2008:Battle off Minicoy Island
1983:Battle of Cape Fear River
1953:Anti-piracy in the Aegean
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1918:Action of 9 November 1822
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2293:International piracy law
2230:Pirate attacks in Borneo
2102:Capture of the schooner
2094:Capture of the schooner
2028:Battle of Ocracoke Inlet
1754:Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
85:Seal of King Christopher
2863:Captain Charles Johnson
2287:1717–1718 Acts of Grace
1998:Battle of Mandab Strait
1978:Battle of Boca Teacapan
1973:Balanguingui Expedition
1938:Action of 23 March 2010
555:Engdal, Odd G. (2006).
510:. store norske leksikon
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441:. Store norske leksikon
72:Elisabeth Eskildsdatter
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2048:Battle of Tonkin River
1993:Battle of Doro Passage
1948:Action of 5 April 2010
1943:Action of 1 April 2010
1933:Action of 9 April 2009
1913:1985 Lahad Datu ambush
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1739:Jose Campuzano-Polanco
1724:Duarte Pacheco Pereira
871:British Virgin Islands
487:. tore norske leksikon
404:"The Hanseatic League"
250:was up until the 1658
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120:Kalmar Union conflicts
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2263:Slave raid of Suðuroy
2225:Persian Gulf Campaign
2110:Capture of the sloop
2038:Battle of the Leotung
2023:Battle of New Orleans
1902:
1764:Richard Avery Hornsby
1516:Piet Pieterszoon Hein
1476:Moses Cohen Henriques
1446:Manuel Ribeiro Pardal
1191:Christina Anna Skytte
729:Brethren of the Coast
712:Baltic Slavic pirates
659:Ancient Mediterranean
593:Øye, Ingvild (1994).
382:"Elise Eskildsdatter"
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159:Dismissal by the King
132:with Sweden choosing
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2758:skull and crossbones
2714:Mistress of the Seas
2396:Capture of the brig
2373:Atlantic slave trade
2134:Falklands Expedition
1988:Battle of Cape Lopez
1908:1582 Cagayan battles
1835:Queen Anne's Revenge
1386:José Joaquim Almeida
1371:John Newland Maffitt
1291:Hayreddin Barbarossa
1131:Bartolomeu Português
1121:Artemisia I of Caria
1116:Alexandre Exquemelin
954:Baltic Slavic piracy
707:Anglo-Turkish piracy
533:. Catholic Hierarchy
460:Jon Gunnar Arntzen.
437:Jon Gunnar Arntzen.
3068:Artists from Bergen
2775:No purchase, no pay
2743:Davy Jones's locker
2686:The Angel's Command
2530:Guybrush Threepwood
2378:Barbary slave trade
2355:African slave trade
2152:Jiajing wokou raids
2053:Battle of Ty-ho Bay
1276:François l'Olonnais
1136:Bartholomew Roberts
1024:Republic of Pirates
242:from the Norwegian
25:Olav Nilsson Skanke
2935:Timeline of piracy
2892:Piracy kidnappings
2545:Jacquotte Delahaye
2500:Charlotte de Berry
2490:Captain Sabertooth
2383:Blockade of Africa
2338:Piracy Law of 1820
2268:Turkish Abductions
2205:Operation Atalanta
2139:Great Lakes Patrol
2018:Battle of Nam Quan
1968:Attack on Veracruz
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1486:Nicholas van Hoorn
1471:Michel de Grammont
1336:Jacquotte Delahaye
1321:Hippolyte Bouchard
1241:Elise Eskilsdotter
1181:Charlotte de Berry
1146:Benjamin Hornigold
304:Leif Thor Olafsson
296:Bergenhus Fortress
282:knight's demands.
252:Treaty of Roskilde
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33:Bergenhus Fortress
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2605:Tony Tony Chopper
2495:Captain Stingaree
2432:Fictional pirates
2248:Sack of Baltimore
2243:Raid on Cartagena
2185:Moscow University
2064:Beluga Nomination
2033:Battle of Pianosa
1958:Antelope incident
1849:Marquis of Havana
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1436:Louis-Michel Aury
1401:Klaus Störtebeker
1351:Jeanne de Clisson
1271:François Le Clerc
1106:Anne Dieu-le-Veut
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933:Strait of Malacca
585:978-82-7900-323-6
220:Älvsborg fortress
61:Eric of Pomerania
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2693:Voyage of Slaves
2560:Long John Silver
2455:Captain Birdseye
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2298:Letter of marque
2258:Salvador Pirates
2253:Sack of Campeche
2076:Chepo Expedition
2058:Battle of Tysami
2013:Battle off Mukah
2003:Battle of Manila
1842:Quedagh Merchant
1800:Adventure Galley
1646:Victual Brothers
1631:Thomas Cavendish
1596:Sayyida al Hurra
1581:Samuel Hall Lord
1561:Roche Braziliano
1546:Robert Culliford
1481:Nathaniel Gordon
1451:Martin Frobisher
1411:Laurens de Graaf
1381:Jørgen Jørgensen
1316:Henry Strangways
1296:Hendrick Lucifer
1246:Eustace the Monk
1111:António de Faria
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2520:Elizabeth Swann
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1616:Simon Mascarino
1611:Shirahama Kenki
1591:Samuel Pallache
1556:Roberto Cofresí
1466:Mary Wolverston
1441:Mansel Alcantra
1416:Lawrence Prince
1096:Albert W. Hicks
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841:Women in piracy
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759:French corsairs
749:Cossack pirates
702:Albanian piracy
695:Types of pirate
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907:
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881:Lake Nicaragua
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764:Jewish pirates
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2849:Miscellaneous
2847:
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2814:Miscellaneous
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2795:Pirate utopia
2793:
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2513:
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2508:
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2468:
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2119:Carré d'As IV
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2826:Space pirate
2800:Treasure map
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2540:Jack Sparrow
2480:Captain Nemo
2475:Captain Hook
2397:
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1828:Ganj-i-Sawai
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1792:Pirate ships
1744:Luis Fajardo
1729:James Brooke
1719:David Porter
1691:Zheng Yi Sao
1666:William Kidd
1621:Stede Bonnet
1606:Shap-ng-tsai
1586:Samuel Mason
1506:Peter Easton
1456:Mary Lindsey
1406:Lai Choi San
1396:Joseph Barss
1391:Joseph Baker
1361:John Hawkins
1356:Johanna Hård
1346:Jean Lafitte
1341:Jan Janszoon
1331:Israel Hands
1311:Henry Morgan
1301:Henri Caesar
1216:Dirk Chivers
1151:Black Caesar
1076:Abshir Boyah
947:Other waters
928:Persian Gulf
916:Somali Coast
904:Indian Ocean
876:Spanish Main
791:River pirate
769:Moro pirates
744:Child pirate
669:21st century
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2765:Keelhauling
2753:Jolly Roger
2615:Will Turner
2550:José Gaspar
2450:Barbe Rouge
2347:Slave trade
1601:Sister Ping
1531:Rachel Wall
1326:Huang Bamei
1306:Henry Every
1261:Fūma Kotarō
1256:Flying Gang
1171:Calico Jack
1161:Bully Hayes
964:Falcon Lake
938:Nosy Boraha
796:Sea Beggars
784:Confederate
754:Filibusters
537:November 1,
514:November 1,
491:November 1,
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276:Christian I
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138:Christian I
3058:Privateers
3037:Categories
2949:Categories
2925:Privateers
2887:Matelotage
2821:Air pirate
2785:Pet parrot
2637:The Pirate
2585:Nico Robin
2505:Davy Jones
2445:Tom Ayrton
2419:Pirates in
2308:Piracy Act
2277:Piracy law
2193:North Star
1856:My Revenge
1709:Angelo Emo
1671:Zheng Jing
1636:Thomas Tew
1431:Lo Hon-cho
1251:Flora Burn
1231:Edward Low
1201:Dan Seavey
1196:Chui A-poo
1156:Blackbeard
1101:Anne Bonny
1039:Saint-Malo
1019:Port Royal
1004:Libertatia
816:Ushkuyniks
779:Privateers
774:Narentines
734:Buccaneers
664:Golden Age
508:"Älvsborg"
314:References
95:commission
93:appoint a
39:Background
2770:Marooning
2398:Brillante
2187:hijacking
2178:hijacking
2169:hijacking
2160:hijacking
1461:Mary Read
1366:John Hoar
1236:Eli Boggs
1206:Diabolito
987:and bases
923:Indonesia
888:Venezuela
866:Caribbean
485:"Ryfylke"
280:vigilante
268:extortion
260:North Sea
256:Skagerrak
198:Elisabeth
190:North Sea
53:Trondheim
3022:Category
2748:Eyepatch
2620:Zanzibar
2595:Sandokan
2575:Mr. Smee
2440:Askeladd
2368:Incident
2238:incident
2147:incident
2129:incident
2121:incident
2066:incident
1681:Zheng Yi
1676:Zheng Qi
1656:Wang Zhi
1536:Redbeard
1426:Limahong
1376:John Pro
1281:Gan Ning
1166:Cai Qian
974:Sulu Sea
801:Sea Dogs
439:"Skanke"
258:and the
244:Bohuslen
231:Älvsborg
227:fortress
194:Scotland
152:Jemtland
99:chairman
2986:Pirates
2915:Pirates
2423:culture
2421:popular
2366:Amistad
2167:Zafirah
1870:Saladin
1702:hunters
1491:Ng Akew
1091:Alfhild
1064:Pirates
1044:Tortuga
826:Vikings
722:Algiers
651:Periods
240:Halland
182:Ryfylke
65:Riksråd
57:Denmark
29:Riksråd
2976:Piracy
2882:Mutiny
2780:Pegleg
2731:Tropes
2629:Novels
2525:Franky
2195:affair
1759:Pompey
1700:Pirate
1641:Veborg
1126:Awilda
1014:Mamora
821:Uskoks
643:Piracy
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76:Scania
45:Skanke
2908:Lists
2610:Usopp
2600:Sanji
2236:Quest
2145:Irene
2104:Fancy
2096:Bravo
1814:Fancy
1626:Teuta
1566:Rusla
1009:Lundy
850:Areas
836:Wokou
202:fleet
186:Hansa
74:from
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2580:Nami
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2112:Anne
1884:York
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684:2024
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599:ISBN
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