or way ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁al liance . ▁Den mark – N or way ▁then ▁carried ▁out ▁some ▁naval ▁attacks ▁on ▁Sweden , ▁which ▁effectively ▁started ▁the ▁war . ▁After ▁seven ▁years ▁of ▁fighting , ▁the ▁conflict ▁concluded ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 0 ▁with ▁a ▁status ▁qu o ▁ante ▁bell um . ▁ ▁Kal mar ▁War ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁Den mark – N or way ' s ▁domin ion ▁over ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea ▁( domin ium ▁mar is ▁b alt ici ) ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Sea , ▁Sweden ▁had ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁avoid ing ▁pay ing ▁Den mark ' s ▁Sound ▁T oll . ▁Swedish ▁king ▁Charles ▁IX ' s ▁way ▁of ▁accomplish ing ▁this ▁was ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁trade ▁route ▁through ▁Lap land ▁and ▁northern ▁Norway . ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 7 ▁Charles ▁IX ▁declared ▁himself ▁" K ing ▁of ▁the ▁L apps ▁in ▁Nord land ", ▁and ▁started ▁collect ing ▁tax es ▁in ▁Norwegian ▁territory . ▁ ▁Den mark ▁and ▁King ▁Christian ▁IV ▁of ▁Den mark ▁protest ed ▁against ▁the ▁Swedish ▁actions , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁no ▁intent ions ▁of ▁letting ▁another ▁independent ▁trade ▁route ▁open , ▁Christian ▁IV ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁intent ▁of ▁forcing ▁Sweden ▁to ▁re join ▁its ▁union ▁with ▁Den mark . ▁In ▁ 1 6 1 1 ▁Den mark ▁finally ▁inv aded ▁Sweden ▁with ▁ 6 0 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Kal mar . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁January ▁ 1 6 1 3 , ▁the