Northern Wars is a term used for a series of wars fought in northern and northeastern Europe in the 16th and 17th century. An internationally agreed nomenclature for these wars has not yet been devised.[1] While the Great Northern War is generally considered to be the last of the Northern Wars, there are different scholary opinions on which war constitutes the First Northern War.[2]
Depending upon what date is chosen for the starting point, the Northern Wars comprise:
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