#battle of Visby

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The Battle of Visby, 1361

Visby, Gotland - Sweden

[victusinveritas]

"Ouches of Visby, 1361"

[loathsome-little-creature]

“This will severely affect the economy”

-Citizen of Visby on July 27, 1361

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Rostro de un hombre que murió mientras le cerraban la boca de un hachazo en 1361 durante la batalla de Visby en Suecia, una de las más salvajes de Europa. No necesariamente tuvo que morir del hachazo, pero sinceramente, el ataque es brutal.

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The face of a man who died while having his mouth hacked shut in 1361 during the Battle of Visby in Sweden, one of the most savage battles in Europe. He didn't necessarily have to die from the hack, but frankly, the attack is brutal.

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Il volto di un uomo che morì mentre gli veniva tagliata la bocca con un'ascia nel 1361 durante la Battaglia di Visby in Svezia, una delle battaglie più selvagge d'Europa. Non doveva necessariamente morire a causa dell'ascia, ma francamente l'attacco è brutale.

Fuente: Diario de historia

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Face of a man who died in 1361 during the Battle of Visby in Swedeп, one of the wildest of Eυrope.

More: https://artifactsmuseumhistory.blogspot.com/

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A skull with three crossbow bolt wounds from the Battle of Visby, Gotland, in 1361. Many of the dead were buried in their armor because of mass casualties and the hot weather led to fast decomposition

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A skull still in its chainmail from the Battle of Visby in 1361 during the Danish-Hanseatic war

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Skull wearing a medieval chainmail from a mass grave on the Island of Gotland, Sweden.

The Battle of Visby (1361) was a violent Medieval battle that took place near the town of Visby (Island of Gotland), fought between the inhabitants of Gotland and the Danes, with the latter emerging victorious.

The battle left a lasting archaeological legacy: masses of slaughtered soldiers and citizens lay scattered across what was once a blood battlefield. Slashed and broken bones, skeletons still in their chainmail and armor, and smashed skulls, some still with spears and knives protruding out of them.

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Face of a man who died in 1361 during the Battle of Visby in Swedeп, one of the wildest of Eυrope.

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These soldiers' skeletons from the 1361 Battle of Visby found in mass graves, still wearing their armor, with chainmail and weapons by their sides.

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Face of a man who died in 1361 during the Battle of Visby in Swedeп, one of the wildest of Eυrope.

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Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom, 1361

by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist

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Great Helm from Denmark dated to the 14th Century on display at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen, Denmark

This helm was excavated from the mass grave from the Battle of Visby in Gotland. At Visby King Valdemar IV of Denmark massacred a local peasant army of the Gutes. Armour like this was used by the heavy cavalry of the period and would have been devastating against the Gutes who were poorly armed and armoured.

The archaeology of the battle has produced many examples of 14th century armour buried with the dead. It is thought that due to the hot weather, and the numbers of the dead, meant that decomposition took place before they could be looted.

Photographs taken by myself 2018

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Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom, 1361 by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist in 1882.

This painting depicts how the Danish king Valdemar IV (a.k.a. Valdemar Atterdag) collects treasures from the people in the Gotlandic medieval town of Visby in the summer of 1361 following the Battle of Visby. If the town's people do not fill the three big beer vats with gold, silver and other riches, Valdemar will see to that the whole town is burned to the ground. This type of taxation is known as fire taxation (Swedish: brandskattning).

[jamesandnina6389]

The Battle of Visby in 1361 was a gruesome and tumultuous clash between the inhabitants of the Swedish island of Gotland and the invading Danish forces. While the battle ended with the Danes emerging victorious, leaving devastation in their wake, the aftermath has continued to reveal intriguing artifacts and stories. Among the remnants of this conflict lies an astonishing discovery — an ancient skull adorned with a medieval chainmail. This relic, unearthed from a mass grave on the Island of Gotland, offers a chilling glimpse into the ferocity and valor displayed by those embroiled in the historic Battle of Visby.

[chaotic-archaeologist]

Oh, I know that is done already in prehistoric researches. I talk on the macro scale, massive sites analysis style of research :3 and that's very cool!!!

I know that some work is being done on the battle of Visby, which definitely counts as both large scale and medieval. We have tones of skeletons from burial pits there that all feature some pretty gnarly wounds-- some of their legs were cut off! There’s a great episode of The Medieval Dead on it, which you can watch for free if you have Amazon prime.

-Reid