Gustav Vasa - The Father of Sweden
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- Who was King Gustav Vasa, and why is he an important character in Swedish History?
In this two-part series, we’re going to cover the life and legacy of Gustav Vasa. We will start by examining the final days of the Kalmar Union, and the rise of king Christian II of Denmark. Then we will cover Gustav Vasa's rebellion against the Danes and the creation of an independent Swedish kingdom.
Afterward, we’re going to learn about his 37-year long reign, and how he during his kingship transformed Sweden from a late-medieval semi-feudal kingdom into the modern state which in the early seventeenth century would become the Swedish Empire.
If you liked this Gustav Vasa documentary, feel free to check out my channel at / @quillinkhistory9539
Music credits: Lost Time, Lost frontier, BTS Prologe, Americana, Magical forest and Rites by Kevin Macleod
Note: I try to use copyright-free images and stock footage at all times. However, if I have used any of your artwork or video content then please don't hesitate to contact me and I’ll be more than happy to give the appropriate credit. Mail: inkhistorycontact@gmail.com
Sources(Note: They only exist in Swedish).
Svensk historian(Olle Larsson and Andreas Eklund. 2015).
Det svenska samhället 800-1720 - Klerkernas och adelns tid(Maria Sjöberg och Thomas Lindqvist. 2019).
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:23 Historical background
06:55 The war for liberation
See part two here: czcams.com/video/AKCLcIyXtNs/video.html
That beard is absolutely glorious
Indeed, to win the Scandinavian Game of Thrones it's kind of a requirement.
His sons also had great beards
Maybe they just made it better in the portrait
Never expected to see you here, Barris!
This period of swedish history feels like it could become a really good historical drama like Rome
Agreed, I think the time period got some great GOT feels to it.
Funnily enough, this is a much calmer period than that just 100-300 years before, but that period was so violent and messy that there is very little surviving history.
Dude you have no idea the historical drama of my country this is just a small taste a tip of the iceberg.
@@mattias969Jag är också svensk lol, så jag har en aning i alla fall
It's great to have this in-depth look at the Swedish history and the origins of the dynasty that also had a major impact on the history of my country.
Where are you from Arthur? :)
@@quillinkhistory9539 I'm from Poland. :)
@@Artur_M. Yeah right, I know that some of Vasa's descendants became the kings of Poland and that one of them was close to becoming the king of both Poland and Sweden.
@@quillinkhistory9539 Sigismund Vasa was indeed the king of both for over six years (1592-1599).
LETS GOOO this is gonna be a great two parter
Also we’re uploading on the same day, nice
Nice, looking forward to your video man :)
"Stockholms blodbad"? Konstigt tema för en fest för att fira freden med men det blir säkert superkul!
Seriously, why has no one made a movie of this?
Because the powers that be don’t want people to be inspired to rise up against those who would take away their rights
Thank you you for a very well made and executed description of one of the most important chain of events Swedish history.
This is such an excellent video, you’re an excellent storyteller and the animations are amazing! Great job!!
Good video & information I can't wait for part 2
Many thanks Ronnie!
@@quillinkhistory9539 no thank you keep up the good work 👍🏻
Great video would not mind if a bit longer with more info
The red wedding from GOT always reminded me of Stockholms blodbad, I wonder if RR Martin could have been inspired by it.
Exceptionellt bra! Tack.
A really good video
Thank you for your awesome videos! Just a minor correction: June 6th was the day when Gustav Vasa was crowned king in Strängnäs, which is the reason for the Swedish national day being celebrated at this date. His legendary entry into Stockholm, which you mention 12:42 and incorrectly date to June 6th, was conducted around 2.5 weeks later on Midsummers day, i.e. June 24 1523. The drawings that you show, depicts this entry which took place at the today non-existing Söderport (southern gate), which was located at the position where Slussen is today.
Thanks for the corrections, I will try to look into them when I get the time :)
Come on mate I don't understand why you didn't get more view!!😡 Your video are some good shit mate!!
Me too he deserves way more views
Could you do a video on how the Svears and Götars united to form Sweden?
And a video on both colonizing Estonia, Ingria, Kexholm, Novgorod, and Karelia?
Not possible, that unification is hidden in the mists of history.
Thanks for this, I’ve always been interested in this but history in school was way too simplified
Can you make a video about the Livgardet?🤩
I love those maps!
Grym!
HELL YEAH MAN
8:00
Well now that sounds familiar
Fun Fact: May 12th Is Gustav Vasa Birthday And He Actually Founded Modern Sweden.
I enjoyed the video, but the maps and size of the Swedish domain left me confused.
At first I thought 16th century Sweden was modern southern Swe, but then it's suddenly modern Swe and Finland, at the end if the video.
Thankyou for the feedback. I did not think about it when I made the video since I'm Swedish though when I look back at it I can understand the confusion. Sweden in the fifteenth and sixteenth century was encompassed by the all the land covered in blue in the final part of the video. However, the most important areas of the kingdom, and the parts that Sweden originally originated from, were what today is central and southern Sweden(with the exception of the three most southern regions of Skåne, Blekinge and Halland which belonged to Denmark). While Northern Sweden and Finland also were part of Sweden they were more sparsely populated(almost no one except Sami people lived in northern Sweden). I hope that clarify the confusion.
Where are you from? I'm still trying to pinpoint your fascinating accent (my guess is Sweden or Denmark, but not just because of the topics - the closest accent I know of is when Dutch speak English, but it is still markedly different)
Thanks for asking, I seldom get comments from people saying they like my accent. You're close, I'm Swedish :)
@@quillinkhistory9539 Excellent : ) I'm Swiss, so half of the world think we are brethren. Accents are cool if they sound unusual yet understandable. And I think the way you sometimes stretch the words in their pronounciation fits a historian, it gives me this "back to the old times and flowery words" feeling.
@@Crafty_Spirit Haha your right. What I have learnt is that Swedish and swiss accents sound similar to some people. I have even been asked if I'm the person running the Sandroman channel.
Sorry, you start out incorrectly, Karl, as King of Sweden, did not manage to hold the title until his death, he was exiled twice and held the title three times with breaks from 1457 to 1464 and 1465 to 1467.
Yeah he was pretty cool
The map is wrong in the video
One of My ancestors. Gustav Vasa and his son Erik XIV
👍👍👍
Even though this user is part-German and part-Polish, this user has a personal interest in someone who is partly of Swedish descent and is quite a fan of Swedish history and that of the Hanseatic League!
As a libertarian/AnCap-minded individual, this viewer must say that Sweden's history is quite rooted in libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism; of free trade! This Christian of Denmark character was really a statist-stacy, like Creepy, Sleepy, "Scranton Joe" Bidet, today (or what that abused GretaDoombergers girl could become)! The Kalmar Union is much like a prototype of the EU and further shows what it can become if not dissolved soon! Let this video history lesson (and subsequent links) be a WARNING for not just all Swedes, but all people everywhere of what the State, their Central Bankster masters and religious, (C)atholics-(I)n-(A)ction and corporate, fake-capitalist cronies can do unless avoided and rebuked and circumvented at every turn!
Sweden's history is much akin to America's history!
This Gustav Vasa hero, like Sten Sture before him, fought off a tyrant and his armies and cronies with only peasant farmers and fishermen with their equipment, with only superior tactics and zeal for freedom in their hearts, much like how the (admittedly, rather cultish-sounding) "Founding Fathers" of America were able to defeat the most expansive army and navy in world history!
It's so cool how Gustav Vasa chose to go with a paid, volunteer army (some naysayers would dub "mercenaries") instead of conscripted peasants, showing that, indeed, private security firms are the way to go!
There's an old computer Real-Time Strategy game called "Empire Earth" that there is a fan site that is full of user-uploaded custom maps and scenarios and campaigns downloaders can play and enjoy, and two of them, both by the same gentleman, are quite well done and this user HIGHLY recommends all those who read this take the time to download or purchase the old base game and download these custom scenarios and play them and enjoy seeing history seemingly COME ALIVE!
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and
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I was always fascinated by how Denmark small as it is, managed to put forth a Union between itself and two other countries far larger in territory as the the dominant part, essencially rulling over these two countries. It's almost as if Wales subjugated England and Scotland and created a UK-like state in which they are the most powerful and influential country in it instead of England.
Denmark was larger in surface then, the southern parts of Sweden today belonged to Denmark. In terms of population, Denmark was probably the largest country.
Denmark was an old and united viking kingdom, plus a much richer place than Sweden. Sweden, during that time, wasn´t as big as shown in the video.🎁
All creds should go to queen Margareta for arranging this. Born in Denmark, daughter of the danish king Valdemar Atterdag, marrying the Norwegian king Håkan Magnusson that in his turn inherited the swedish (and norwegian) crown of his father Magnus Eriksson. Margareta thought all of this was silly and manipulated the lot into forming a union with the outcome that her son Olof would inherit all three crowns. Sweden later chose Swexit but Denmark-Norway remained in cahoots until 1809 when the brits split them up, granting Norway as a consolation prize to Sweden for the Napoleonic initiative to force tsar Peter to annect eastern Sweden, today's Finland. (Sweden had no idea what to do with Norway and the norwegians resisted any attempts to merge the two countries, and it all ended in 1905)
That's my 15th great grandfather
Han valdes till kung den 6:e juni. Intåget i Stockholm skedde först vid midsommartid.
You kan hear on his voice that he is from sweden
🎂Gustav I 05-12-2022 👑 🇸🇪
Curious posture (imperialistic?) of the narrator not even mentioning Finland, which appears at the very end as a natural part of the Swedish map ... which probably was, but probably as always under some Russian pressure as well...
The fuck you on about?
Gunray Sture: The war is over, lord Christian promised us peace!
Peace for me, but not for thee
Anyone else related to him?😜
I could be but I don't know. Do you know how to look it up?
@@quillinkhistory9539 I have no idea, I heard it from my dad hhahahha
I like your accent; you sound like a vampire.
Stockholm bloodbath its the real red weddning
"Varer Svenske" (Be ye Swedish) was king Gustavs saying. The man who liberated us and saved us from Danish trash!
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Varför kan du Inte prata SVENSKA!!?
För att videon är riktad till en internationell public.
@@quillinkhistory9539 ja ok