The Inter-Nordic conflict of 1302–1319 or Swedish Brother's Feud (Swedish: Den andra brödrastriden) was a long-term conflict for the throne of Sweden, where Birger Magnusson was the central figure. Birger, after his father Magnus Ladulås died, became the regent of Sweden in the year of 1290. Birgers brothers, Valdemar and Duke Eric, was jealous of his rule over Sweden and merged in an attempt to depose Birger and gain more land of Sweden, Duke Eric and Valdemar with support from Norway, and Birger partly with support from Denmark. The conflict died down after an agreement in 1310, where Duke Eric gained control over western parts of Sweden.[1][2][3] It was revied in 1317, when Birger imprisoned his brothers, and let them starve to death. In the following upheavals, Birger lost his throne to his nephew Magnus Ericsson.
| Inter-Nordic conflict of 1302–1319 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Birger Magnusson Supported by  Denmark Norway (1308-1310) |
Eric Magnusson Valdemar Magnusson Supported by Norway (1304-1308) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Håtuna games
editin 1306, after Duke Eric and Valdemar had been at a wedding feast in Bjälbo, they met Birger at the kings manor in Håtuna. After the brothers had met in Håtuna, Eric and Valdemar brought Birger to Nyköping, and took him as a prisoner for several years.
Birger was imprisoned from 1306 to 1308, he got freed after he had made plenty of promises, one of them being that Birger would give away half of his power over Sweden to his brothers in exchange of getting peace and truce with them.[1][2]
Latter phase
editIn 1317, Birger Magnusson lured his brothers Eric and Valdemar to Nyköping under the premise of a Banquet, imprisoned them and then let them starve to death. It is unclear when and where the brothers died. This action was done in revenge of what Birgers brothers had done against him in 1306, when Birger got imprisoned.[1][2][4] In the following uproar, forces loyal to Eric and Valdemar defeated those loyal to king Birger, who was forced to flee, first to the island of Gotland and later to Denmark. His son Magnus was captured and executed, and Eric's son Magnus Ericsson was elected king in 1319.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Birger Magnusson | Historia | SO-rummet". www.so-rummet.se (in Swedish). 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ a b c d S. Tunberg (1924). "Birger". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish).
- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Salvesen, Helge (2024-06-07), "Erik Magnusson", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2024-06-09
- ^ "Erik Magnusson | Historia | SO-rummet". www.so-rummet.se (in Swedish). 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-09.