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War in Norway 239
more for their goods if paid in tokens than when paid
in silver. Then the king forbade the use of silver
money in trade. All silver coin and bullion must be
turned over to the crown in exchange for copper coins.
In like manner the king seized all iron and paid for it
in token money. In the same way the government ap-
propriated a lot of other private property. The whole
country was treated like a besieged city, where all pri-
vate property may be used for defense. But it was a
matter of holding out till a tolerable peace be concluded
and an alliance made with one of the more powerful
of the enemies. And a good prospect for this appeared
in sight, as the allied enemies seemed ready to fly at
each other’s throats.
I. WAR IN NORWAY, 1718
Siege of the Fortress of Frednkssten. With the ut-
most efforts of the entire country, Charles had suc-
ceeded in collecting an army of 50,000 men. With this
force he invaded Norway to compel Denmark to make
peace and to secure compensation for losses on the
other side of the Baltic. The Swedes drove the Norwe-
gians almost without opposition across the Glommen.
But there the Fortress of Fredrikssten, at Fredriks-
hald, was still in the hands of the Norwegians. The
Swedes surrounded it with trenches and batteries, and
soon one of the outer works was stormed. The king as
usual was foremost in the fight. Soon, it seemed, the
fort would be taken.
The King’s Death. In the afternoon of November 30,
the king came as usual to inspect the work. He climbed
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