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Concurrent:

Eastern War

Great Northern War
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Rome (orange), Sweden (yellow) and the Northern Federation (purple)
Beginning:

8th Century, AD

End:

?

Place:

Scandinavia; British Isles; Northern Europe

Outcome:

Sweden becomes Roman client state; Northern Federation founded

Combatants

Roman Empire

  • Sweden (after defeat by Rome)
  • Roman Imperial Mercenaries

Northern Federation

  • Norwegian Norse
  • Sweden (before defeat by Rome)
  • Scottish Celts
  • Irish Celts
  • Welsh
  • Cornish
  • Western English Celts
  • Finnish and Saami allies
Commanders

Various

Various

Strength

Changed over time

Changed over time

Casualties and Losses

Thousands

Thousands

The Great Northern War was the name given by the Romans to a series of conflicts they fought against the Scandinavians, while trying to conquer that area. At first, the Romans fought against Swedish and Norwegian norsemen; but after years of combat, the Swedish agreed to surrender to Rome, and become a 'client state' of the Empire. The Norwegians continued the fight alone for a while, and managed to hold off because their home terrain seemed impenetrable to the Romans, who were not used to such a Climate.

Meanwhile, the Norse were conducting their Viking Raids against several Roman settlements in Western Europe; and there was an outcry of Provincial Governors to be better armed against this new threat. The Roman army ignored these requests; and instead focused on trying to defeat the Norse in Norway, thereby stopping the Viking raids.

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