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Battle of Åsle
1389 battle between Danish and Swedish forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Åsle was the decisive battle between King Albert of Mecklenburg's and Queen Margareta Valdemarsdotter's forces in 1389. The battle took place at Åsle church village about one mile east of Falköping. Margareta was victorious and took Albert as a prisoner of war. He was released in 1395 against a large ransom.
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Battle of Åsle | |||||||||
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![]() Portrait detail of the contemporary grave monument of Albert of Mecklenburg in Doberan Minster | |||||||||
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![]() Pro-Danish Swedes |
![]() German mercenaries | ||||||||
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1,500[1] | 1,000[1] | ||||||||
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8 knights killed[2] | 20 knights killed[2] |
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