In 1520 the young nobleman Lasse Lauritz was escaping from the troops of Christian II, evil king of Denmark and the countries of the Kalmar Union. A large part of the Swedish nobility was in opposition to the bastard king, even having nicknamed him Christian the Tyrant. In a move to silence the opposition Christian invited the Swedish aristocracy to a reconciliation party in Stockholm, only to have them massacred in what came to be known as the Stockholm Bloodbath. Danish kings have at a few occasions ordered murders on their opponents, but that has never been tolerated.
Lasse Lauritz was escaping through Dalecarlia, fearing for his life and discovery by the kings troops, when he spoke to the assembled men of Mora, trying to convince them to raise a levy and start a rebellion against king Christian. The men were not convinced and by ski, Lasse Lauritz started to make his way towards Norway, to find refuge there, when he was caught up at Sälen, by two ski runners. The men in Mora had changed their minds after getting confirmation on the Stockholm events, and wanted Lasse Lauritz to lead the rebellion. On June 6, 1523 Lasse Lauritz was crowned king of Sweden, having beaten the Danish king Christian and dissolved the Kalmar Union. Sweden has been fully independent ever since. Lasse Lauritz was a hero. This is his myspace site.....
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