The Kalmar Union - The Original Nordic Union
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These days, the countries of Northern Europe are some of the most famously friendly and peaceful countries on Earth, so naturally people often ask why these countries don't just unite already... well they did try that out about 700 years ago...
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"what is a personal union?"
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Denmark and Sweden, Lego and IKEA. They go hand in hand
Just fucking nuke 🇺🇸 lol
Noooooooo
U know that the real korea is democratic
Pewdiepie and legos sounds like a good combo
What about a bit of oil and take on me added to the mix
The Northern Europeans got all their violence out and are now wicked chill. Also, I imagine being crowned king 3 times would get kinda awkward like, "So is it official now guys? Is it gonna stay?" "Yes! We're pretty sure..."
Imagine when prince Philips becomes king. If he would have to be crowned for every nation with in the common wealth where he also would be king.
sirBrouwer you mean Charles? Prince Phillip is the queen’s husband and will never be king. Not to mention he’ll almost definitely die before she does
@@FrogsOfTheSea sorry wrong person. but still. If they had to crown him for every single nation he would be king they would be going over and over on it by the time they would be done they may have to do it again for his son.
And that's the story of Vlad the Impaler/ÈšepeÈ™.
@@FrogsOfTheSea rip bozo
I'd love a Calamari union
Dang I see you every where just like dio, Justin y, Bigfoot and sandman
do you mean Southern Europe?
@@jgr7487 what?
@@Kingggmann it was too long ago, I can't remember what I meant.
For those who do not understand this joke calamari sounds like squid in Spanish
You are such a underrated channel
agreed, i found this channel only about 2 weeks ago but have already watched almost all the old videos
Agree
5:00 That is a nice way of saying Denmark was forced to give Norway to Sweden after the Napoleonic Wars.
Kong Deffer forced?
No they went bankrupt and had to sell it
@@r.o.b8728 Open a book or better use google then come back.
Kong Deffer I did and I stand corrected
@@r.o.b8728 treaty of Kiel
Denmark-Norway-Sweden: the most dramatic love triangle in history
Finland - Sweden though
Denmark is the asshole dude and Sweden and Norway are the b!tches fighting over him
@@ozzylepunknown551 not really. We've always been bros. Sweden has always somewhat supported Finland. It's a friendly rivalry
@@oddjonsson2815 Sweden oppressed Finnish peoppe and create a racial hierarchy.
@@oddjonsson2815 While it is true today, for most of Finnish history Finland has been ruled and oppressed by Sweden.
Fun fact: In Denmark there's a curse 'Go to Pommern' which basically substitutes the phrase 'go to Hell'. It comes from Erik of Pommern, Magrette I's heir, who was an asshat. So we say 'got to wherever that jerkface king came from.'
Aha! så det er der det kommer fra...
You included Finland (with Independence not found) in the list of countries making up the union, but not Iceland? Like, If you're gonna include one Independence-not-found, why not the other?
@New Zealand Mapper and Finland was under Sweden, same difference. Which is op's point
@New Zealand Mapper That is incorrect. Not that it matters much but Iceland was under Norway. Denmark didn't get direct control over Iceland until 1814 when Norway, under the treaty of Kiel, was forced into a union with Sweden, but without its dependencies.
@New Zealand Mapper New Zealand Mapper No...? I was pointing out an equivalent because both modern Iceland and Finland weren't individual entities in the Kalmar Union...? (Because of Denmark-Norway and Sweden. So either you show both or neither Iceland and Finland)
@New Zealand Mapper yeah, the original poster in this comments chain. Clearly our two internet dialects are crossing xD
Finland was until 1809 the East part of Sweden, not a political entity.
When you said "Commonwealth countries," you should've said "Commonwealth Realms" because there's a difference.
Think about a personal union between the Swedish empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. That's hot
1:30 NAETO (North Atlantic Economic Treaty Organization)
There's no "E" is just NATO
Næto
@@texasrepublic2332 You misunderstood
I wish you would have explained the stockholm blood bath, the revolt of northern swedish aristocrats (if i remember correctly) and also that it was a result of Denmark-Norway siding with Napoleon that Denmark-Norway split and Sweden got Norway.
The stockholm bloodbath isn't really important, other than further fueling what was already happening (the Swedish aristocracy revolting against the union). In some ways it was a reaction to what was already happening.
If someone knows what the treaty of Kiel is then they also know that Denmark-Norway sided with Napoleon, as we were the ones to pay war reparations
@@omega1231 It is extremely important, without it the Kalmar union would have continued. Kristian broke his promise and messed with the wrong people, Swedes. It was a fatal mistake that cost Denmark more than anything, they never recovered.
I know this may seem minor but i do think you should have noted that the union between Sweden and Norway was even less of union then that of Kalmar. With the only thing Sweden-Norway shared was king and foreign policy. Also that the union was also forced upon Norway as it orginaly declared it's independence in 1814.
Yes, but Sweden was corrupt
I was pleasantly surprised when you used the term "Fenno-Scandinavia". I haven't heard it in any context other than geology before, but it's definitely a valid substitute to "Nordic". Very nerdy and well done!
3:33 i live in the city of Kalmar and if anyone has any questions i will try to reply to them as fast as possible ðŸ˜
Kalmer union :
Danish king : Imma pass the crown to my 13 year old daughter who is gonna rule the kalmer union
I would agree on Kalmar union as finnish, even the name is rock solid even for Finnish speakers. It would be a power to recognize when combined. Also Scotland is talking about leaving UK, and they have said (according to news today) that they would like to be a nordic country, as they have some heritage I guess about that. Cross flag and lion coat of arms and something else it was. They also have oil, whiskey, dark beer and hard punch! :D
The problem is that Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Scotland all have different royale families
I'm from Sweden and iam so for a united Scandinavia i mean i can understand Danish and Norwegian so just why not?
0:19 Nowadays there are border checks between Denmark and Sweden due to the rising gang violence in Sweden.
That is danish propaganda.
Christoffer Johansson r u shore about that?
MaxFI And why would gang violence be rising in Sweden 🤔 hmmmmmmm 🧑ðŸ¿â€ðŸ¦±ðŸ§‘ðŸ¿â€ðŸ¦±ðŸ§‘ðŸ¿â€ðŸ¦±
@@svenkaasik9868 It is real about the drugtrade between Sweden and Denmark :P
GreyFolk i live in sweden and know it is but i thinkthere is more then one reason
Fantastic video man. I went to pcrest with you and am very impressed with what you’ve done with your channel!
England and Scotland were in personal union before forming the UK, so in theory Kalmar Union could have gone the same way. In that sense I do think that Denmark and Sweden are like England and Scotland. They hate each other, yet they do get along if they have to.
*If
KhAnubis: Commonwealth countries have the Queen of England on their currencies
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There has not only been 15 wars between Denmark and sweden there has been close to around 30 ish wars in total with Denmark winning the majority of them.
1:01 Happy peaceful age. Yeah, about that...
Totally peaceful
Greetings from Kalmar!
The thumbnail is Kalmar’s cathedral, built 300 years after the union was formed. The castle however was around at the time, and was the place where the union was officially created.
Henrik Leion Tjena tjena! Kul med fler kalmariter här :)
Jag vet inte om det räknas som en kalmarist, men jag kommer från en by utanför kalmar. Skönt att see andra folk från kalmar län här i alla fall.
Jag är en sann Kalmarit och bor i Kalmar.
En ny Kalmarunion är vad vi ska kämpa för nu när det verkar som att Sverige kommer att lämna EU.
4:14 please don't call him Charles VIII, the mediaeval monarchs are never numbered in Sweden, as the numbers come from a very incorrect history of Sweden that was published in the 1500s. In Sweden he is always called Karl Knutsson Bonde
4:32 Sorry that I don't get the joke. but what will happen in relation to Sweden in the next five years?
It’s the fact that he said “heck’n chonkerâ€
4:23 Just a heads up: Southern Sweden (Scania, Halland and Blekinge) were Danish and Western and Northwestern Sweden (Bohuslen and Jämtland) were Norwegian prior to 1658. Also, Denmark-Norway is not a historical term. It was known just as Denmark.
Sadly the ethnic cleansing of east Denmark has completely buried the history of the area
I looked at the old maps, they do actually say Denmark and Norway.
@@snuurferalangur4357 Absolutely not, if you would refer to yourself you would most likely use the local name, secondly Norway was always an different kingdom. Yeah, Denmark's king was also king of Norway.
It also helps that Norway is geographically separate from Denmark.
An Icelander wouldn't call himself Danish either. Mostly because they have a better local name.
I checked also with others sources, and some more people. And yeah Norway did have a Nationalism Romance age, however Norway as a nation wasn't born from that.
Also, mostly only the wealthy actually learned Danish. Most people in Norway spoke with Norwegian accents which was later renewed through New-Norwegian (NY-Norsk).
Norwegian Nationalism was more for independence from Sweden, not create a unique identity since there already was one.
@@omega1231 do you mean south Sweden?
2:12 *Well this didn't age well.*
Yes please explain the types of unions. 0:10 adorable.
Kalmar is located in Scania, which up to 1660 was an established part of Denmark, which you describe with the list of wars between Denmark and Sweden. so Kalmar was not a Swedish city when the Kalmar union was founded but a Danish city
My great grandparents were from Malmö
Did you just released a video at midnight? 😱
That depends on where you are.
@@markncl100 He's based in Germany, so yeah, he did ðŸ˜
@@warmbabaganoush4825 No. That would be at 11pm!
The only time Denmark and Sweden didn’t hate each other...... Well, sort of
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Shadywyvern he said it’s not and also why don’t you reply to anyone on the discord
@@tjparrillo5931 sorry I don't have Discord I need to make an account
Shadywyvern someone made a account with your name
Sadly as of now you do have to show passport/ID since 2015 due to the migrant crisis. Really annoying for commuters. It used to take only 15 minutes to cross the bridge :D
I didn’t have to show my passport though. Might have just gotten lucky though.
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Very cool, thank you for this explanation. But it's would have been really cool if you talked about the crisis of the Kalmar Union, why they occured.
I'd be curious for you to cover Finnish territory of various tribes and chieftains, who were toe-to-toe with vikings, crusades, etc. Like Tavastians, Karelians, Coastal Finns, etc.
Why does Scandinavia like Unions between each other?
Because we realize the value of working together, but we've also in the process realized the value of doing our own thing, which takes trial and error. Besides we have undeniable a lot in common, which lends itself to unions, just ask Germany.
Because they are countries with similar cultures and their population is small. Uniting all these countries make for a more formidable one in foreign affairs.
We dont.
Was there any attempt to unify and standardize the languages ​​into one?
15 wars? It’s closer to 40 wars.
Just a quick heads up, say Copenhagen like any english person would say it, because like, it's an english word.
But for reals please give it a shot in Danish
I realize that, but to be honest "Copen-haegen" sounds kind of weird to me.
@@KhAnubis Like, this is probably just nationalist bias, but I think it sounds weird however it's said, because it seems so far from the original word lmao
But this is a really good video
KhAnubis Like as a Swede I find our name for the city superior because â€Køpenhavn†sounds like a throat condition and â€Köpenhamn†sounds like a real word.
@@EmmaWithoutOrgans Terribly sorry to tell ya mate, it's København.
@@KhAnubis It is a bit weird that english uses an anglicised version of the German name for a danish city. And then you use the German pronounciation of it in videos where you speak english.
*+KhAnubis* 4:45 yes please do that!
You've got a new subscriber :)
3:54 Nelson Mandela!
I think Norway had Iceland, not Greenland, which they kind of forgot about
Not so much forgot as Greenland wasn't inhabitable by other people than the Inuits during the medieval cooling period, abandoned i think is a better word, but yeah Denmark didn't get control over Greenland until the mid 1700s. Showing Greenland as being in control by any nation at the time is a bit wrong.
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In the mid-1800's there were some attempts to reestablish the Kalmar Union.
don't think we Danes ever stop hating our beloved sister Sweeden
a Heckin. Chonker.
Anyone have alink to the CPG Grey video referenced? Wish creators would link any thing they call out in vids.
0:05 Out of curiosity I did a research and it seems over the past 1000 years Sweden took part in some 54 military conflicts in total. For comparison, Poland, its neighbour across the Baltic, in the same time frame took part in 267 military conflicts. It turns out Sweden has always been a peaceful place.
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Wasn't Pomerania in the Kalmar Union too? Because the leaders (The house of Gryfici) were Dukes of Pomerania.
I'm not certain that Denmark was in control of the south baltic regions at that time, that was a very on/off kinda thing. Although the map isn't correct as it's showing the border between Prussia and Denmark as being at kongeåen, which is the borderline 1864-1920ish, the border should really incorporate a lot of northern Germany in the 1500s, atleast Slesvig and Holstein.
Although wasn't really in control of those regions, less so Pomerania, it was part of the Danish kingdom at several points throughout history.
"126 year history". Clearly I remember history from that era really badly, because somehow I remembered it to be much, much more short lived than it was in reality. lol
We need a new Kalmar union
But without Malmö please
Ehhhh we Norwegians have a relative bad view about unions. So no thanks
@Jaakko Lauronen English is a thing that most of us know by now. Communication ain't the biggest problem.
10/10 Would do it again.
Faroe Islands mentioned
how did the Scotland and England go from a pseonal union to real union? Just by passing a law in 1707?
How come the Danish names are English-ified? Copenhagen is actually called København and Margaret is actually called Magrethe
Nowa days they check id on the bridge
Hej från Sverige
@Tufda Hej på dig min nordiske broder
@Tufda haha ja det skal jeg gøre godnat og sov godt broder
-börk-
Hej
A *HECKING CHONKER OF AN EMPIRE*
Where is Sabaton when you need them for a good soundtrack to this?
København! Its called København!
wtf the way you pronounced "copenhagen" was so weird. Was like english with a very strong german accent
Queen Margaret II needs to reunite the union
Happy is not the correct term. Content is.
1:40 the German is getting to you... You are starting to say "zink" instead of "think"
My fellow danish
That means yugoslavia was a personal union?
The person,
#JosipBrozTito
This man knows too much...
Well said. Indeed Kalmar Union is becoming reality now when Finland is obliged into military alliance. Finland is committed in bilateral military alliance with Sweden, Finland could make same agreement with Denmark and Norway has to accept Scandinavian Union aka Kalmar Union. Sweden helped Finland enormously during winter war and after WW2. Finland is committed to protect the Northern and Arctic Hemisphere from Russia.
Hi.
Hello
Wait are you scandinavian?
No, I just took a trip to Copenhagen
Sir Jaojao he’s from Germany
K A L A M A R I
n o i c e
you didnt mention all facts.. like the capital city was copenhagen, and when sweden ceded, denmark attacked them, stockholm bloodbath, swedes fought back and took skåne (malmø)
I see no reason to try to pronounce Copenhagen in German!
Börk
Hasn’t even been a year and the chiller reference almost mad me dislike the video lol
Nope. UK, Australia, and Canada can join us as the mighty United States of Anglomerica
United States of Anglomerica, so basically Uk, australia, USA and canada in one country?
kalmar means pencilcase in hebrew
Also I beleive Norway and Sweden formed the United kingdom's
Cnut was a Danish Prince who conquered England, Denmark and Norway. Not Sweden though. I wonder what modern history would've look like if the Danish ruled England instead of the Normans
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Lars Ulrich
hi
Hello
There was no state of Finland before 1917. Sweden didn’t hold it, it was simply eastern sweden. Same rights and obligations as the other swedish krown provinces. The language and culture was mostly Finish but there were finish speakers all over sweden back then. How the union ended depends on who you ask. But it was the Danes who started trying to control sweden and norway. They were finaly defeated after many uprisings. Sweden gott away but norway was absorbed until sweden lost Finland to Russia and decided to conquer norway, when norway refused to join Sweden in a peace deal after the Napolic wars. Norway left the union whit sweden by choice in 1905 and were finaly a free country again.
Conquer isn’t really the right word you just allied yourself with Russia and the UK you then lose the battle against Denmark despite having troops from Germany, Russia, uk. Denmark then goes bankrupt and with no allies decides to capitulate
11th
Cool
Fake
Is it?
Sir Jaojao he does not even meantion how the swedish Said no to Denmark
When they were asked to join there join
So the Danish went to war with Them and won
This was just covered up by swedish historians since they are biased and it was really humiliating
And since there are more swedish historians then danes
They have the power to just remove it
all the viking genes were absorbed into the slavic peoples of eastern europe lol