The '''Battle of Visby''' was fought in 1361 near the town of [[Visby]] on the island of [[Gotland]], between the forces of the Danish king and the [[Gutnish]] country yeomen. The Danish force was victorious.
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==Background==
On 22{{nbsp}}July 1361, King [[Valdemar IV of Denmark]] (''Valdemar Atterdag'') sent an army ashore on Gotland's west coast. The [[Gutes]] of Gotland paid taxes to and was a semi-independent part of Sweden under King [[Magnus IV of Sweden]], though the population of Visby was diverse and included people of [[Ruthenia]]n descent, Danes, and Germans. In 1280 the city of Visby had joined the [[Wendish City-alliance]] along with [[Riga]], [[Lübeck]], [[Tallinn]], and other large population centers from northern Europe, further separating Visby from the Gutnish countryside. Antagonism between the city dwellers and the Gutnish country yeomen heightened; the latter were defeated in battle in 1288, despite the aid of knights from Estonia.
