Danish attack on Åland (1507)
| Danish attack on Åland | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1501–1512 | |||||||||
Map of Åland made prior to 1667 by Hans Hansson | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Sweden | Denmark | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Sten Turesson (POW) | Søren Norby | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Kastelholm garrison | One squadron | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 9 ships | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Several captured | Unknown | ||||||||
The Danish attack on Åland occurred during the Dano-Swedish War of 1501–1512 in July 1507, when Søren Norby attacked the island with a squadron of nine ships. He besieged Kastelholm, eventually forcing it to capitulate and bringing its commander Sten Turesson along with others back to Copenhagen. The Danes also forced the island to pay 1,500 marks in brandskattning (Ransom) and several villages were razed.