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Apprehensive-Ad6212 OP t1_j7fang8 wrote

King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway protested to the Swedish King, Charles IX, but his protests over the new route was ignored. Finally, in April 1611, in response to Sweden’s claim of a traditionally Norwegian area in Northern Norway, Denmark-Norway declared war upon Sweden and invaded.

A force of 6,000 Danish troops was sent to Kalmar to lay siege to the city and castle. .

The war was the result of ongoing disputes over trade routes, due to Denmark–Norway controlling a monopoly through the strait between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea.

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DrTonyTiger t1_j7gf4iv wrote

Also worth clarifying that Kalmar was close to the Danish border at that time. It was nowhere near the Nothern passage that was the nominal object of the dispute.

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left_at_read t1_j7gnujz wrote

So who won?

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banneryear1868 t1_j7h327y wrote

Dano-Norwegian Alliance "won" this dispute. Basically Sweden wanted to avoid paying Denmark's tolls for use of it's trade routes, they laid claim to a Norwegian territory and started collecting taxes there. Denmark-Norway actually teamed up with Sweden (Gustavo Adolphus) a few years later in the Thirty Years War, before returning to their rivalry shortly after.

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UglyTitties t1_j7he2wl wrote

It wasn't really an alliance, as Denmark and Norway at the time were united under the same crown, and thus basically were one country.

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banneryear1868 t1_j7hjgia wrote

Yeah there's just different names for that union depending on the time period, Danish-Norwegian is modern, but there was always a "two kingdoms under one crown" view of it, "Twin Kingdom" was one of the names for it at the time.

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Jeppep t1_j7m19z1 wrote

Also worth clarifying that Kalmar is still closer to Denmark than Norway.

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