Siege of Hamar
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The siege of Hamar was a short siege that lasted for three days in late June 1537, between the forces of Catholic bishop Mogens Lauritssøn and noble Truid Ulfstand. Truid Ulfstand and his forces came down from Trondheim to arrest the bishop as a part of the Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein. The bishop heard that he was going to be arrested and barricaded himself and his men inside his castle at Hamar before the Protestant troops came. The Protestant troops where superior both in numbers and military tech, and when the Protestant troops arrived they laid siege to the castle. The commander of the Protestant forces had a parley with the bishop, and gave him three days to surrender or he would burn the castle. On the third day of the siege the bishop surrendered and was taken as a prisoner to Denmark, where he died in 1542.
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1537 | Siege of Hamar | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1936 | torgslaget på Gjøvik | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle of Midtskogen | battle | Wikidata |
| organisation | arms industry | 1998 | Nammo | arms industry, business | Wikidata |