Varberg Fortress was built 1287-1300 by count Jacob Nielsen as protection against his Danish king, who had declared him an outlaw after the murder of king Eric V of Denmark. For other people with similar names see Jakob Nielsen. Jacob Nielsen (died about 1309) a great grandson of Valdemar II of Eric V "Klipping" ( 1249 - November 22, 1286) was King of Denmark (1259-1286 and son of Christopher I.
Jacob had close connections with king Eric II of Norway and did as a result get substantial Norwegian help with the construction. Eirik Magnusson (1268 &ndash 15 July 1299) was the king of Norway from 1280 until 1299 Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The fortress, as well as the half the county, became Norwegian in 1305.
The grand daughter of king Eric, Ingeborg Håkansdotter came to inherit the area from her father king Haakon V of Norway. Haakon V Magnusson ( 1270 - May 8, 1319) was king of Norway from 1299 until 1319 She and her husband Erik Magnusson came to establish a semi-independent state out of their Norwegian, Swedish and Danish counties until the death of Erik. Eric Magnusson was the second son of Magnus Ladulås of Sweden and his Queen consort Helvig of Holstein. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe They spent considerable time at the fortress. Their son, king Magnus II of Sweden/Magnus VII of Norway, came to spend considerable time at the fortress as well. Magnus Eriksson or Magnus VII of Norway and Magnus IV of Sweden was king of Sweden (spring 1316 &ndash December 1, 1374) Norway, and
The fortress was augmented in the end of the 16th Century and the beginning of the 17th Century by order of king Christian IV of Denmark. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Christian IV ( 12 April, 1577 &ndash 28 February, 1648) was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death
The fortress became Swedish after the Treaty of Brömsebro in 1645. The Treaty of Brömsebro (or the Peace of Brömsebro) was signed on August 13, 1645, which ended the Torstenson War (a local conflict that It was used as a military installation until 1830. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display It was used as a prison from the end of the 17th Century until 1931. A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is currently used as a museum, bed and breakfast as well as private accommodation. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the Bed and breakfast, also known as B&B, is a term originating in the United Kingdom, but now also used all over the world for an establishment that offers accommodation
The moat of the fortress is said to be inhabited by a small lake monster. A moat is deep broad Trench, usually filled with Water, that surrounds a structure installation or town normally to provide it with a preliminary line of Lake monster or loch monster is the name given to large unknown animals which have purportedly been sighted in and/or are believed to dwell in freshwaters although their existence In August 2006, a couple of witnesses claim to have seen the monster emerge from the dark water and devour a duck, write Hallands Nyheter [1] and Aftonbladet [2]. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hallands Nyheter is a Swedish Newspaper, founded by Artur Lagerihn in 1905 Aftonbladet ( Swedish for The Evening Sheet) is a Swedish Tabloid founded by Lars Johan Hierta in 1830 during the The creature is described as brown, furless and with a 40 cm long tail. A centimetre ( American spelling: centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one hundredth
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