Norway at first Loyal to Erik--Christopher Finally Accepted--Restrictions of the Hansa Privileges 229 CHAPTER XXXIX THE UNION WITH DENMARK--CHRISTIAN I. (1450-1481) Christian Elected by one Party and Carl Knutsson by Another--Christian Crowned--Closer Union with Denmark--The first of the Oldenborgs--War with Sweden--War with the Hansa--Christian Pawns the Norwegian Possessions 231 CHAPTER XL HANS (1483-1513) King Hans Crowned in Throndhjem--The Victory of the Ditmarshers--Revolt of Knut Alfson--Prince Christian as Regent --War with the Hansa Towns 235 CHAPTER XLI CHRISTIAN II. (1513-1523) The Lovely Dyveke and her Mother--The King's Marriage--The Death of Dyveke--Torben Ox Executed--Christian Crowned as King of Sweden--The Carnage of Stockholm--Gustavus Wasa--The Flight of Christian II 239 CHAPTER XLII FREDERICK I. (1524-1533) Lady Inger of Oestraat--The King's Recess--Attempt of Christian II. to Recover Norway--Christian Imprisoned 243 CHAPTER XLIII INTERREGNUM (1533-1537) The Count's Feud--King Christian Recognized--Revolt of the Archbishop--The Flight of Olaf Engelbrektson 247 CHAPTER XLIV CHRISTIAN III. (1537-1559)--THE REFORMATION INTRODUCED The Catholic Faith Abolished--The Church Ordinance--Norway declared a Danish Province--Robbing the Norwegian Churches 250 CHAPTER XLV FREDERICK II. (1559-1588) The Northern Seven Years' War--Battle of Svarteraa--Throndhjem taken by the Swedes--Burning of Oslo--Sarpsborg Burned--Peace at Stettin--Misrule in Norway--Erik Munk Deposed and Imprisoned--City of Fredericksstad Founded 252 CHAPTER XLVI CHRISTIAN IV. (1588-1648) The Popular King--Frequent Visits to Norway--The Laws Improved--War with Sweden--The Scotch War--Colonel Sinclair Killed--Peace at Knaeröd--The Peace of Lubeck--Second War with Sweden--Peace at Bromsebro--The Hannibal's Feud--The City of Christiania 255 CHAPTER XLVII FREDERICK III. (1648-1670)--ABSOLUTISM INTRODUCED (1660) The last Royal Charter--War with Sweden--The Krabbe War--Peace at Roskilde--The Peace broken by the Swedish King--Siege of Halden--Peace of Copenhagen--The King's Revolution--Absolutism Introduced--Kort Adeler 261 CHAPTER XLVIII CHRISTIAN V. (1670-1699) Extravagance at Court--German Manners Introduced--A new Nobility--Peter (Schumacher) Griffenfeld--The Scania War--The Gyldenlöve Feud--A new Code of Laws 267 CHAPTER XLIX FREDERICK IV. (1699-1730)