us.--His Education at Upsala 1

CHAPTER II.

FIRST MILITARY ADVENTURES OF GUSTAVUS;
A PRISONER IN DENMARK. 1514-1519.

Description of Stockholm.--Christina Gyllenstjerna.--Hemming
Gad.--Christiern II.--Gustaf Trolle.--Dissension between
Sten Sture and Gustaf Trolle.--Siege of Staeket.--First
Expedition of Christiern II. against Sweden.--Trial of the
Archbishop.--Arcimboldo.--Second Expedition of Christiern
II. against Sweden.--Capture of Gustavus Vasa.--Resignation
of the Archbishop.--Hostilities of Christiern II.--Farewell
of Arcimboldo. 28

CHAPTER III.

FLIGHT OF GUSTAVUS; UPRISING OF THE
DALESMEN. 1519-1521.

Escape of Gustavus from Denmark.--Lubeck.--Return of Gustavus
to Sweden.--Excommunication of Sture.--Invasion of
Sweden.--Death of Sture.--Dissolution of the Swedish
Army.--Heroism of Christina.--Battle of Upsala.--Gustavus
at Kalmar.--Fall of Stockholm.--Coronation of Christiern
II.--Slaughter of the Swedes.--Flight of Gustavus to
Dalarne.--Efforts to rouse the Dalesmen.--Gustavus chosen
Leader. 59

CHAPTER IV.

WAR OF INDEPENDENCE; ELECTION OF GUSTAVUS
TO THE THRONE. 1521-1523.

Causes of the War.--Character of the Dalesmen.--Growth of
the Patriot Army.--Didrik Slagheck.--Battle of
Koeping.--Capture of Vesteras; of Upsala.--Skirmish with
Trolle.--Skirmishes near Stockholm.--Siege of
Stegeborg.--Norby.--Rensel.--Brask.--Progress of the
War.--Coinage of Gustavus.--Christiern's Troubles in
Denmark.--Siege of Stockholm.--Fall of Kalmar.--Diet of
Strengnaes.--Fall of Stockholm.--Retrospect of the War. 90

CHAPTER V.

BEGINNINGS OF THE REFORMATION. 1523-1524.

Nature of the Reformation in Europe.--Cause of the
Reformation in Sweden.--The Debt to Lubeck.--Riches
of the Church.--Relations of Gustavus to the
Pope.--Johannes Magni.--New Taxation.--Dissension
among the People.--Opposition of Gustavus to the
Pope.--Trial of Peder Sunnanvaeder.--Expedition against
Gotland.--Repudiation of the "Klippings."--Berent
von Mehlen.--Negotiations between Fredrik and
Norby.--Congress of Malmoe.--Efforts to appease the
People.--Lutheranism.--Olaus Petri.--Laurentius
Andreae.--Brask's Efforts to repress Heresy.--Religious
Tendencies of Gusta