siege, early modern

Siege of Hamar

Name: Siege of Hamar
Location: Hamarhus, Denmark

Siege of Hamar was a siege conducted in 1537 at Hamarhus, in what is now Denmark. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hamarhus. It was part of the European Wars of Religion, which ran from 1524 to 1697. The recorded result: Protestant victory; Bishop Mogens Lauritssøn surrendered and was captured; Collapse of Catholicism in Norway; Creation of Denmark-Norway. Recorded strength: Unknown (maybe under 100) against Unknown (maybe over 1,000).

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Fought1537

WhereHamarhus, Denmark60.793N, 11.040E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeProtestant victory; Bishop Mogens Lauritssøn surrendered and was captured; Collapse of Catholicism in Norway; Creation of Denmark-Norway

Belligerents21px Norwegian CatholicsagainstDenmark; 21px Norwegian Protestants

Casualties and lossesUnknown (probably few)andUnknown (probably few)

Part ofEuropean Wars of Religion1524 to 1697

Record

Date	1537 (year precision) to 1537
Place	Hamarhus, Denmark 60.793N, 11.040E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	Unknown (maybe under 100)	Unknown (maybe over 1,000)
Casualties and losses	Unknown (probably few)	Unknown (probably few)
Commanders	Mogens Lauritssøn	Truid Ulfstand

Placed at Hamarhus; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Midtskogen 1940, 25 km E
Battle of Hakadal AD 860, 76 km S
Battle of Mobekk 1808, 89 km SE
Siege of Akershus 1716, 100 km S
Battle of Matrand 1814, 104 km SE

In the same war

Before: Siege of Steinvikholm March 1537

Elsewhere in 1537

Siege of Hamar is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 65 in present-day Denmark.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q28225885, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Hamar, revision 1370741751, 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.