battle, medieval

Battle of Åsle

Name: Battle of Åsle
Start: 1389-02-24
Location: Åsle, Sweden

Battle of Åsle was a battle fought on 24 February 1389 at Åsle, in what is now Sweden. The recorded result: Danish victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 against 1,000.

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Fought24 February 1389

WhereÅsle, Sweden58.180N, 13.652E

OutcomeDanish victory

Belligerents15px Denmark; Pro-Danish Swedesagainst15px Sweden; German mercenaries

Casualties and losses8 knights killedand20 knights killed

Record

Date	24 February 1389
Place	Åsle, Sweden 58.180N, 13.652E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Territorial change	Margaret I becomes regent of Sweden
Strength	1,500	1,000
Casualties and losses	8 knights killed	20 knights killed
Commanders	Margaret I of Denmark	Albert, King of Sweden Erik, Duke of Mecklenburg

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Lena 1208, 12 km NE
Battle of Ettak 1277, 17 km SE
Battle of Bogesund 1520, 48 km S
Battle of Getaryggen date unknown, 52 km S
Siege of Kållandsö Fort 1099, 62 km NW

Elsewhere in 1389

Battle of Åsle is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1794532, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Åsle, revision 1370602851, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.