⚔ Battlefields of the World

Siege of Lindholmen 1368

Siege of Lindholmen: Lindholmens borgruin
Image: User Jorchr on sv.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Year1368Wikidata P580 (start time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationSwedenNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
War / conflictDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370Wikidata P361
ParticipantsHanseatic League, Kingdom of Denmark, SwedenWikidata P710
Coordinates55.4969, 13.2983Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Lindholmen (Danish: Belejringen af Lindholmen) was a siege of the former Danish castle of Lindholmen in Scania during the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361 – 1370 between Sueco–Hanseatic and Danish forces. The siege ended in a Danish victory: the Hanseatic leader Bruno Warendorp was killed, and the siege was subsequently lifted.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Lindholmen (revision 1370742959), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.

Location

55.4969, 13.2983 · Sweden

Google Maps OpenStreetMap

Nearby battles

Other battles of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370

All 8 battles of the Danish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370 →

Browse more: battles in Sweden · Europe · Medieval battles

Further reading