Norway during the Great Northern War

Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden (Gustaf Cederström. 1884)

The Great Northern War was the war fought between a coalition of Denmark–Norway, Russia and Saxony-Poland (from 1715 also Prussia and Hanover) on one side and Sweden on the other side from 1700 to 1721. It started by a coordinated attack on Sweden by the coalition in 1700, and ended 1721 with the conclusion of the Treaty of Nystad, and the Stockholm Treaties. As a result of the war, Russia supplanted Sweden as the dominant power on the shores of the Baltic Sea, becoming a major player in European politics.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Norge i den store nordiske krig". University of Oslo. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Store nordiske krig". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved June 1, 2017.