rivalry between the Norwegians and the Swedes which greatly influenced the machinations of the personal union between the two countries after the Dano-Norwegian loss in 1814. Rather than ceding Norway to Sweden like what was agreed upon in the Treaty of Kiel, Norway denied being ruled under Sweden and rebelled in a short war known as the Norwegian War of Independence. This would result in a treaty allowing Norway to keep most of its sovereignty while only being loosely held in union with Sweden. Denmark-Norways's successful defense of its Dominium maris baltici gathered much attention from surrounding countries since the Baltic Sea was a lucrative trade route. This led to Sweden's counterattack in the Torstenson War where Denmark-Norway would lose and cede control of the Baltic Sea to the King of Sweden. Other powers opposed Denmark – Norway and Sweden's vie for total control of power of the Baltic Sea and would eventually intervene in this rivalry. In popular memory Although a side-note to the war, the Battle of Kringen, in which Scottish mercenary forces were defeated by Gudbrandsdal militiamen from Lesja, Dovre, Vaage (Vågå), Fron, Lom and Ringebu is a noted military event in Norway, celebrated to this day. See also Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–35) References Sources History of the Norwegian People by Knut Gjerset, The MacMillan Company, 1915, Volume I, pages 197 – 204. External links Wars involving Denmark Wars involving Sweden Wars involving Norway 17th century in Sweden 17th century in Denmark 17th century in Norway 1611 in Sweden 1611 in Denmark 1611 in Norway Denmark–Sweden relations History of Finnmark 1610s conflicts