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Siege of Steinvikholm
	Part of Olav Engelbrektsson's rebellion; and the Protestant Reformation
Date	April 1537 – 17 May 1537
Location	Steinvikholm Castle in Stjørdalen, Norway63°32′38″N 10°48′48″E / 63.543781°N 10.813206°E
Result	Protestant victory
Belligerents
Norwegian Catholics	Denmark; Norwegian Protestants
Commanders and leaders
Deacon Knud Pederson Skanke	Tord Roed
Strength
Unknown (maybe around 100)	Unknown (maybe around 300–400)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

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The siege of Steinvikholm was a siege of Steinvikholm Castle in Stjørdalen, Norway (in the Skatval area in the present day Stjørdal Municipality). The siege was between the forces of the Catholic Deacon Knud Pederson Skanke and noble Tord Roed.^[1]

The siege started in April after the Archbishop of Norway Olav Engelbrektsson had fled the country.^[2] The protestant forces laid siege to the castle and did a naval blockade of the fjord.^[1] The defenders fired their canons at the besiegers day and night, and refused several request to surrender to the protestant forces. But the defenders surrendered on 17 May. The reason was that the defenders heard a rumour that the noble Truid Ulfstand was on his way to Trondheim from Denmark with a force of 1500 men.^[1] The defenders stipulated for there surrender that; non of the defenders where to be punished after the surrender, and be pardoned for there involvement in the rebellion. Knud Pederson Skanke was to keep all his possessions he had at the castle, and keep his position as deacon.^[1]

Aftermath

All the demands were accepted by the besiegers, and the stipulations were formally accepted by the nobles Truid Ulfstand and Christoffer Huitfeldt on 29 May.^[1] After this the catholics were subdued in Trøndelag and Northern Norway. The only resistance left was in the northern part of Eastern Norway. In June, Truid Ulfstand invaded that part of the country and laid siege to Hamarhus.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Beek, Dag Johan (2013). I erkebiskopens tid (in Norwegian). Kristiansand. ISBN 978-82-999312-0-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ (in Norwegian) Øystein Rian, "Olav Engelbrektsson", in: Norsk biografisk leksikon, 2. utgave, bind 2 [ Norwegian Biographical Dictionary, 2nd Edition, Volume 2 ], edited by Jon Gunnar ( Oslo : Kunnskapsforlaget [ Knowledge Publishers ], 2000 ), ISBN 82-573-1004-2.
^ Willson, op. cit., page 347.

[I_erkebiskopens_tid-1] Beek, Dag Johan (2013). I erkebiskopens tid (in Norwegian). Kristiansand. ISBN 978-82-999312-0-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Rian-2] (in Norwegian) Øystein Rian, "Olav Engelbrektsson", in: Norsk biografisk leksikon, 2. utgave, bind 2 [ Norwegian Biographical Dictionary, 2nd Edition, Volume 2 ], edited by Jon Gunnar ( Oslo : Kunnskapsforlaget [ Knowledge Publishers ], 2000 ), ISBN 82-573-1004-2.

[Willson347-3] Willson, op. cit., page 347.

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-The '''Siege of Steinvikholm''' was a siege, between the forces of the [[Catholic]] [[Deacon]] [[Skanke (noble family)|Knud Pederson Skanke]] and noble [[:no:Tord Roed|Tord Roed]].<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid">{{cite book| last=Beek|first=Dag Johan|title=I erkebiskopens tid|publisher=|location=Kristiansand|year=2013|isbn=978-82-999312-0-5|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
-The siege started in April after the Archbishop of Norway [[Olav Engelbrektsson]] had fled the country.<ref name="Rian">{{in lang|no}} [[Øystein Rian]], "Olav Engelbrektsson", in:  ''Norsk biografisk leksikon, 2. utgave, bind 2'' [ ''Norwegian Biographical Dictionary, 2nd Edition, Volume 2'' ], edited by Jon Gunnar ( Oslo : ''Kunnskapsforlaget'' [ Knowledge Publishers ], 2000 ), {{ISBN|82-573-1004-2}}.</ref> The protestant forces layed siege to the castle and did a naval blockade of the fjord.<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid"></ref> The defenders fired there canons at the besigers day and night, and refused sevral request to surrender to the protestant forces. But the defenders surrendered on 17 May. The reason was that the defenders heard a rumour that the nobel [[Truid Ulfstand]] was on his way to [[Trondheim]] from [[Denmark]] with a force of 1500 men.<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid"></ref> The defenders stipulated for there surrender that; non of the defenders where to be punished after the surrender, and be pardoned for there involvement in the rebellion. Knud Pederson Skanke was to keep all his possessions he had at the castle, and keep his position as deacon.<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid"></ref>
+The '''siege of Steinvikholm''' was a siege of [[Steinvikholm Castle]] in [[Stjørdalen]], [[Norway]] (in the [[Skatval]] area in the present day [[Stjørdal Municipality]]). The siege was between the forces of the [[Catholic]] [[Deacon]] [[Skanke (noble family)|Knud Pederson Skanke]] and noble [[:no:Tord Roed|Tord Roed]].<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid">{{cite book| last=Beek|first=Dag Johan|title=I erkebiskopens tid|publisher=|location=Kristiansand|year=2013|isbn=978-82-999312-0-5|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
+The siege started in April after the Archbishop of Norway [[Olav Engelbrektsson]] had fled the country.<ref name="Rian">{{in lang|no}} [[Øystein Rian]], "Olav Engelbrektsson", in:  ''Norsk biografisk leksikon, 2. utgave, bind 2'' [ ''Norwegian Biographical Dictionary, 2nd Edition, Volume 2'' ], edited by Jon Gunnar ( Oslo : ''Kunnskapsforlaget'' [ Knowledge Publishers ], 2000 ), {{ISBN|82-573-1004-2}}.</ref> The protestant forces laid siege to the castle and did a naval blockade of the fjord.<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid"></ref> The defenders fired their canons at the besiegers day and night, and refused several request to surrender to the protestant forces. But the defenders surrendered on 17 May. The reason was that the defenders heard a rumour that the noble [[Truid Ulfstand]] was on his way to [[Trondheim (city)|Trondheim]] from [[Denmark]] with a force of 1500 men.<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid"></ref> The defenders stipulated for there surrender that; non of the defenders where to be punished after the surrender, and be pardoned for there involvement in the rebellion. Knud Pederson Skanke was to keep all his possessions he had at the castle, and keep his position as deacon.<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid"></ref>
 ==Aftermath==
-All the demands where accepted by the besigers, and the stipulasions where formally accepted by the nobels Truid Ulfstand and [[Huitfeldt (noble family)|Christoffer Huitfeldt]] on 29 May.<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid"></ref> After this the catholics where subdued in [[Trøndelag]] and [[Northern Norway]]. The only resistance left was in the northern part of [[Eastern Norway]]. In June Truid Ulfstand innvaded that part of the country and laid [[Siege of Hamar|siege to Hamarhus]].<ref name="Willson347">Willson, ''op. cit.'', page 347.</ref>
+All the demands were accepted by the besiegers, and the stipulations were formally accepted by the nobles Truid Ulfstand and [[Huitfeldt (noble family)|Christoffer Huitfeldt]] on 29 May.<ref name = "I erkebiskopens tid"></ref> After this the catholics were subdued in [[Trøndelag]] and [[Northern Norway]]. The only resistance left was in the northern part of [[Eastern Norway]]. In June, Truid Ulfstand invaded that part of the country and laid [[Siege of Hamar|siege to Hamarhus]].<ref name="Willson347">Willson, ''op. cit.'', page 347.</ref>
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:1537 in Norway]]
 [[Category:Battles involving Norway]]
-[[Category:Battles involving Denmark]]
+[[Category:Sieges involving Denmark]]
 [[Category:Denmark–Norway]]
 [[Category:Protestant Reformation]]
+[[Category:Reformation in Norway]]
 [[Category:European wars of religion]]
 [[Category:Catholic rebellions]]
-[[Category:Sieges of the Early Modern era]]
+[[Category:Sieges of the early modern period]]
+[[Category:Attacks on castles]]