Complete the sentence about Baltic Sea with the correct year: Denmark gradually gained control over a large portion of the Baltic coast, until it lost many of its possessions after being defeated in the ______ Battle of Bornhöved.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1227
Denmark gradually took control of a large part of the Baltic coast, until it lost many possessions after being beaten in the 1227 Battle of Bornhöved. The Polabian Slavs had been assimilated by Germans.
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