Comments by "Luredreier" (@Luredreier) on "Vasa - From Concept to Maiden Voyage (Part 1)" video.

  1. 2:46 You missed one kingdom there... The kingdom of Norway and the kingdom of Denmark where separate entities that shared a king. Prior to 1660 one of them where a constitutional monarchy and the other a elective monarchy. Basically the King used their hereditary claim on the throne in Norway to help get the required support for a elective claim on the Danish throne. Even after 1660 the two kingdoms where still technically separate although the integration process was started then. So yes, there was just one king of those two kingdoms that Sweden was at war with, but there was two kingdoms as well as a few duchies taking a part in the Kalmar war. 2:52 Again, false. Denmark-Norway had the whole western border of Sweden... We just wheren't really in a position to attack as Sweden had superior armies and there was a whole mountain range and a lot of barly populated forests between the bulk of Sweden and the bulk of Denmark-Norway. But the border still existed and could technically be crossed, although Sweden crossed into Norway more then the other way around... But yeah, you're right about the whole role of the navy there...
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