Protestantism in Sweden and Denmark - James Aitken Wylie
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Chapter 7<br />
Introduction of <strong>Protestantism</strong><br />
Into <strong>Denmark</strong><br />
IN trac<strong>in</strong>g the progress of the Reformation <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Sweden</strong>, our attention was momentarily turned<br />
toward <strong>Denmark</strong>. Two figures attracted our notice -<br />
- Arcimboldus, the legate-a-latere of Leo X., <strong>and</strong><br />
Christian II., the sovereign of the country. The<br />
former was busy gather<strong>in</strong>g money for the Pope's<br />
use, <strong>and</strong> send<strong>in</strong>g off vast sums of gold to Rome;<br />
the latter, impatient of the yoke of the priests, <strong>and</strong><br />
envious of the wealth of the Church, was try<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
<strong>in</strong>troduce the doctr<strong>in</strong>es of Luther <strong>in</strong>to <strong>Denmark</strong>,<br />
less for their truth than for the help they would give<br />
him <strong>in</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g himself master <strong>in</strong> his own<br />
dom<strong>in</strong>ions. Soon, however, both personages<br />
disappeared from the scene.<br />
Arcimbold <strong>in</strong> due time followed his gold-bags<br />
to Italy, <strong>and</strong> Christian II., deposed by his subjects,<br />
retired to the court of his brother-<strong>in</strong>-law, Charles<br />
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