Engelbrekt, the leader of the rebellion, was dead. With his death, the fragile unity amongst the rebel leaders was gone. Karl Knutsson Bonde became the sole Captain of the armed forces and managed to outmanouver…
This is the second part of the story of the Engelbrekt Rebellion, read the first part here. The truce that Engelbrekt and king Erik had negotiated didn’t last very long. The king continued to appoint…
This is the story of one of the most famous and – initially – succesful peasants’ revolts in Nordic History – The Engelbrekt Rebellion in the 1430s. In the 15th century, the Nordic countries were…
In history, the plight of the common people is often overlooked. Except when ordinary people had enough, and with weapons in hand stood up to their oppressors. We can glimpse them in the history books,…
Even though history is often the story of kings and queens, wars and great adventures – the common people is not just the backbone but the very heart of any community, in any time period.…