A Rare 17th-Century Sword Discovered

The Ottoman Empire in the 1500s in the Eastern Mediterranean to all trade routes He was able to dominate. Afterwards, Western societies began to seek new trade routes for themselves. A similar situation was taking place in the northernmost part of Europe.

as it was then called Swedish Empirewas having problems in terms of trade routes with the then-Denmark-Norwegian State. The strait between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea was under Danish-Norwegian control. State revenues 2 out of 3 came from the customs money obtained from this strait. Sweden also started to use an alternative trade route in order not to pay a large part of the annual income of a whole state as tax. Thereupon, with the effect of a small territorial dispute, the Danish-Norwegian State declared war on Sweden. This war is called Battle of Kalmar it happened.

A rare find from the war that affected Scandinavia’s history

Kalmar, “Key to Sweden” While attracting attention as a city called 6000 Danish soldiers He set out to capture the city. With this war, the effects of which are felt even today, the relations between the Scandinavian countries were also regulated.

Continuing their studies on this interesting and important war, archaeologists have found a remnant from that period. sword managed to reveal. According to Archaeologerna researchers, this sword was destroyed in war. among the ruins of an old farm output. The sword is thought to be one of the intermediate types in the transition to more modern swords that began to replace traditional medieval swords.

Battle of Kalmar according to many experts for European armies an event that took place at an important point. The modernization movement of the armies, new weapons and tactics were being tested in this period. The sword was also recorded as a weapon that showed this transition.