on 13 December 1570 with the Treaty of Stettin. The Swedish king withdrew the claims to Norway, Skåne, Halland, Blekinge, and Gotland, while the Danes withdrew their claims to Sweden. The Baltic Sea was declared sovereign Danish. In addition, the Kalmar Union was declared dissolved. The Swedes ransomed Älvsborg with 150,000 riksdaler and had to hand back captured warships. The disputes concerning the Three Crowns insignia were unresolved and remained a source of future conflict. See also – contemporary struggle for hegemony on the eastern Baltic coast (1558–1583) Notes Sources Eriksson, Bo (2007). Lützen 1632. Norstedts Pocket, Stockholm. . In Swedish. Footnotes Further reading Anderson, R.C. (1910). Naval Battles in the Baltic 1553-1850. Andersson, Ingvar (1956). A History of Sweden. Frederick A. Praeger. Frost, Robert I. (2000). The Northern Wars, 1558-1721. Longman, Harlow. . Gjerset, Knut (1915). History of the Norwegian People. The MacMillan Company. Volumes I & II. Lisk, Jill (1967). The Struggle for Supremacy in the Baltic: 1600-1725. Funk & Wagnalls, New York. Mathisen, Trygve (1952). Fra Bondeoppbud til Legdshær. Guldendal Norsk Forlag. Scott, Franklin D. (1988). Sweden - The Nation's History. Southern Illinois University Press. . Stagg, Frank N. (1956). East Norway and its Frontier. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. Stagg, Frank N. (1953). The Heart of Norway. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. Stiles, Andrina (1992). Sweden and the Baltic, 1523 - 1721. Hodder & Stoughton. . External links Northern Wars 16th-century conflicts Wars involving Denmark Wars involving Poland Wars involving Sweden Wars involving Lithuania Wars involving Norway Wars involving the Hanseatic League Wars involving the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Warfare of the Early Modern period 1560s in Denmark 1560s in Lithuania 1560s in Poland 1560s in Sweden 1560s in Norway