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The history behind the AwardKristianstads Radioamatörer, SK7BQ, has established the Roskilde 1658 Award in recognition of the 350 year anniversary of the Treaty of Roskilde on February 26, 1658. In this treaty Denmark ceded the provinces of Halland, Skåne (Scania) and Blekinge to Sweden. There are no trustworthy sources older than around 800 A.D. but it is commonly believed that the three provinces were continuously Danish, except for the interlude described below, from early middle ages until 1658. Due to a financial crisis in Denmark the Danish kings were forced to pledge parts of the provinces in 1329, 1332 and the last remaining parts in 1341 to counts of Holstein. King Valdemar IV of Denmark was forced to give up his rule over the provinces in a treaty in 1343. However, he reconquered the provinces in 1360. The provinces remained Danish until 1658. The medieval ages were filled with hostilities between Denmark and Sweden. The decades following the Treaty of Roskilde are some of the darkest in the history of Sweden and Denmark. It is a history that was not told in Swedish schools until recently. The history of Sweden was the history of the other genuine Swedish provinces until recently. Battles were fought several decades after the treaty in the former Danish provinces. There were also freebooters ("snapphanar" in Swedish) who fought against the Swedes mainly in the northern part of Scania and in Blekinge. The bloodiest battle was the Battle of Lund on December 4, 1676 when 6500 Danes and 3000 Swedes died on the battlefield in a single day, 9500 in all. This is more than died during D-Day in WWII, when 8200 were killed. The Battle of Lund is one of the bloodiest battles in the world history of war. We want to cast light upon the dark history of the former Danish provinces and at the same time remind you about today's friendship and close cooperation between the former Danish provinces and Denmark. Today about 30 000 people cross the Øresund bridge every day. Many Danes live in Sweden but work in Denmark and many Swedes are employed in Denmark, but live in Sweden. Links for further reading (in English, if not otherwise mentioned)
About the history of Scania:
About the history of Blekinge:
About the history of Halland:
About the city of Roskilde, Denmark:
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