battle, medieval

Battle of Skanör

Name: Battle of Skanör
Location: Sweden

Battle of Skanör was a battle fought in 1289 in what is now Sweden. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the War of the Outlaws. The recorded result: Danish victory.

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Fought1289

WhereSweden55.414N, 12.853E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeDanish victory

BelligerentsDenmarkagainstNorway; Danish Outlaws

Casualties and lossesUnknownand70

Part ofWar of the Outlaws

Record

Date	1289 (year precision)
Place	Sweden 55.414N, 12.853E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength		More than 70
Casualties and losses	Unknown	70
Commanders	Eric II of Norway

Placed at its recorded location; 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 Fotevik 1134, 8.2 km NE
Siege of Malmö 1677, 23 km NE
Siege of Lindholmen 1368, 30 km E
Battle of Copenhagen 1807, 33 km NW
Siege Of Copenhagen 1658, 34 km NW

In the same war

Before: Siege of Copenhagen 7 July 1289

Elsewhere in 1289

Fall of Tripoli Lebanon
Battle of Campaldino Italy

Battle of Skanör is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 111 in present-day Sweden.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q30673756, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Skanör, revision 1370589492, 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.