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From the exposition "Medieval Massacre" at the Historiska Museet of Stockholm.
In May 1361, King Magnus IV of Sweden writes a letter of warning to the burghers of Visby:
In May 1361, King Magnus IV of Sweden writes a letter of warning to the burghers of Visby:
“… some of our enemies are conspiring … to attack your area by force of arms and a strong army …”
On 27 July that same year, the mercenary troops of Danish King Valdemar IV Atterdag kill 1,800 Gotland farmers. Men, old folk, youths, cripples – they all die in battle outside the city walls of Visby. Their corpses are thrown into mass graves.
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