Danish expeditions of into the Duchy of Pomerania and the Principality of Rügen
Date
Destination, notes
1042–1047
Rügen, Iumne (destroyed 1043)[1]
1080–1086
Rügen[1]
1098
Julin (subdued)[1]
1129 or 1130
Usedom, Julin[2]
1136
Pomerania,[3] Rügen (Arkona)[2]
1150
Pomerania[3]
Summer 1159
Hiddensee and Barth[4]
Fall 1159
Rügen (Arkona)[4]
1160
Pomerania, with support of the Rani and Henry the Lion[4]
Spring 1162
Wolgast, defeat of Pomeranian forces, Danes carry off Pomeranian hostages[4]
July 1164
Mecklenburg and Pomerania, together with Henry the Lion who defeats the Wends in the Battle of Verchen[5]
Fall 1164
Rügen, devastation of the coastline[5]
April/May 1165
Rügen (Arkona, Zudar, Garz), also Pomeranian-claimed territory (Tribsees devastated)[5]
Fall 1165
Rügen (Arkona, Jasmund, Mönchgut)[5]
March/April 1166
Tribsees[6]
May 1166
Wolgast, "Ostrozne" (thought to be Wusterhusen). Henry the Lion protests that Valdemar I of Denmark attacked his vassal, Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania.[6]
September/October 1166
Demmin, Wolgast, Usedom[6]
June 1168
Siege of Arkona, Rügen becomes Danish principality. In 1169, Valdemar pledges allegiance to Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (Barbarossa), and in turn is permitted to campaign in Pomerania as he likes.[6]
Fall 1170
Wollin and Kammin,[6] Oder estuary[7]
1171
Tribsees (in May),[6] Circipania[7]
1173
"Gorgasia", Wollin, Kammin, Usedom, Stettin. Poland sends relief forces to besieged Bogislaw in Stettin,[6] Denmark nevertheless sacks the burgh, the castellan becomes a Danish vassal.[7]
1174
Danish preparations for a further campaign fail, two-year peace settlement with the Wends[8]
June 1177
Valdemar demands that Henry the Lion campaigns in Pomerania, Henry besieges Demmin for 10 weeks[8]
1177
Wolgast, Groswin, Demmin, supported by Henry the Lion.[8] Oder Lagoon area.[7]
1178
"Ostrozno" (thought to be Wusterhusen, in the spring),[8] Wolgast[7]
Spring 1184
On demand of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (Barbarossa), his vassal Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania, mounts a naval attack against Danish vassal Jaromar I, Prince of Rügen, to punish Valdemar's son Kanut for not pledging allegiance to the emperor. Utter defeat of the Pomeranian navy in the Battle of Bay of Greifswald.[9]
Summer 1184
Wolgast and Usedom (unsuccessful), Wollin (destroyed)[9]
After 22 September 1184
Pomerania[9]
Late 1184
Tribsees[9]
April/May 1185
Wolgast, Groswin, Kammin.[10]Bogislaw I, Duke of Pomerania, pledges allegiance to Canut VI of Denmark.[9][10]
1189
Stettin[10]
1198–1199
Danish and Brandenburgian forces under Margrave Otto II fight against each other in Mecklenburg, the Principality of Rügen, and the Peene area. Demmin gets destroyed.[10]
(1214)[clarification needed]
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor renounces his claims to the areas east of the Elde and Elbe rivers (including Rügen and Pomerania) in favour of Denmark[11]
(1227)[clarification needed]
Utter Danish defeat in the Battle of Bornhöved, end of Danish rule in Pomerania, principality of Rügen remains with Denmark.[12]
1228
Pomeranians attack and sack Danish-held Wolgast[12]
1233
Demmin sacked by Valdemar II of Denmark[12]
1234
Wartislaw III, Duke of Pomerania and Lübeck attack and sack Danish-held Demmin[12]
^ abcHeitz (1995), p.157
^ abHeitz (1995), p.162
^ abHerrmann (1985), pp. 394ff
^ abcdHeitz (1995), p.163
^ abcdHeitz (1995), p.164
^ abcdefgHeitz (1995), p.165
^ abcdeBuchholz (1999), pp. 34, 35
^ abcdHeitz (1995), p.166
^ abcdeHeitz (1995), p.167
^ abcdHeitz (1995), p.168
^Heitz (1995), p.169
^ abcdHeitz (1995), p.170
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