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TORDENSKIOLD: the story of a naval hero

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Tordenskiold was an eminent Norwegian naval officer in the service of King Frederik IV of Denmark-Norway. He rose to the rank of Vice-Admiral in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy during the Great Northern War. An unusually successful rise in rank considering he died in a duel with a Swedish colonel, when he was only 29 years old.

For his personal courage and his victories over the Swedes, he is probably considered the most famous naval hero in Denmark as well as in Norway.
Tordenskjolds sarcophagus rests in the chapel of the naval church, "Holmens Kirke" in Copenhagen.

Music: Laura Mo - Tordenskiolds vise (from the album "1717")

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  • hvad hedder march'en til sidst i sangen? jeg leder efter en længere/fuld udgave af den.

  • @SchaniDK Artilleristen...fra samme album.

  • Pero cuántos idiomas sabes? Qué estudias? Quiero saberlo todo de tí xD

  • @Avychuelas i guess you say that you want to know everything about him - how many languages he spoke...where he studied?!

    look at wikipedia

  • Unge peter hadde adferdsproblemer?

    God video men man kan da ikke hedre en helt med en en tekst der det stod han hadde adferdsproblemer=S Heller tad med slaget ved Dynekilen.

  • Billedet er fra en bog hvor det stod. Ser hvad du mener - men det gør ham vel mere menneskelig? :)

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  • Tortenskjold is one of my personal absolut heroes!!!! HE was a Hero and me he allways be regarded in that honouarble position!!.

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  • Hun er så god

    :)

  • @Duvefjord101: Du kan vel kanskje tilføye nordmenn der ;) Ettersom den dansk - norske flåten mest bestod av nordmenn.

  • Before this video i had never heard for Tortenskjold but after i read littel bit for him its show that he was Great admiral!

    Sad that Swedes and Finns fought so meny wars against Denmark–Norway

    Greetings from Finland.

  • @vanefreja86 Mange tak.

  • @Nortrix87 Han var vel litt hyperaktiv ? ADHD ?

  • En smuk folkesang, får næsten tåre i øjnene :-)

  • Den bedste Danske folkesang (Tordenskiold) jeg endnu har hørt... Håber der kommer meget mere fra dig Laura Mo M.v.h. T.K.

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