Viborg Bang
The Viborg Bang (, ), as it is traditionally called in Sweden, Swedish historiography, was a possibly legendary explosion which occurred at Viborg Castle in November 1495. It occurred during an assault on the castle by forces of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and is supposed to have had a crushing effect upon the morale of the besiegers, causing the attack to fail. Background The explosion took place during the Siege of Viborg, the opening engagement of the Russo-Swedish War (1495-1497), Russo-Swedish War of 1495-7. The war was essentially a border dispute between the Sweden, Kingdom of Sweden, which at the time extended across the Baltic Sea to encompass what is now Finland and parts of Russia, and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Sweden was at the time led by the regent Sten Sture the Elder, under whom the kingdom found itself in an ambiguous position, ''de facto'' independent but theoretically still part of the Kalmar Union along with the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway. The Danish-Norw ...
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