War in Gotland (1288)
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For other wars in Gotland, see War in Gotland (disambiguation).
The War in Gotland was an armed conflict between the rural farmers of the island of Gotland and the burghers of its town of Visby; two battles were fought, one at Högebro, at which the burghers emerged victorious[3] and Roma, in which neither side won.[3] However, the war concluded with the Treaty of Gotland which was mediated by King Magnus III.[4]
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War in Gotland | |||||||||
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City wall of Visby | |||||||||
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Visby Supported by Lübeck[1] Wendish towns |
Gotlandic peasants Sweden[2] Supported by Livonian knights | ||||||||
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Olof Rangvalds Peter Hardings Mickel Takstens Olof Gartarve Tomas Bilder Häfleif Qvinnegårda | ||||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
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Heavy | Heavy |
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