page_title: Engelbrekt rebellion
hierarchical_section_title: Engelbrekt rebellion
caption_attribution_description: w:Kornhamnstorg, Gamla stan, Stockholm
context_page_description: The Engelbrekt rebellion was an uprising during 1434–1436 led by Swedish miner and nobleman Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson and directed against Eric of Pomerania, the king of the Kalmar Union. The uprising, with its center in Dalarna and Bergslagen, spread throughout Svealand and Götaland. The rebellion caused erosion within the unity of the Kalmar Union, leading to the temporary expulsion of Danish forces from Sweden.
context_section_description: The Engelbrekt rebellion (Engelbrektsupproret) was an uprising during 1434–1436 led by Swedish miner and nobleman Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson and directed against Eric of Pomerania, the king of the Kalmar Union. The uprising, with its center in Dalarna and Bergslagen, spread throughout Svealand and Götaland. The rebellion caused erosion within the unity of the Kalmar Union, leading to the temporary expulsion of Danish forces from Sweden.
caption: Statue of Engelbrekt at Kornhamnstorg in Stockholm.  The statue, inaugurated in 1916, present the leader of the rebellion in the shape of the hero and "freedom fighter" William Tell.  Engelbrekt and his army appear on an image on the tall base, while the memory of Eric of Pomerania is represented by a statue in the gardens of the Stockholm City Hall.[1]
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