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King Valdemar's attention had just turned to Skåne, which is still under the control of the king of Sweden, when plague struck the entire region.

Valdemar remains untouched and takes advantage of the deaths of his enemies to add to his growing lands and properties.

He refuses to reduce the taxes in 1350 although fewer peasants farm less land.

Nobles, too, feel their incomes shrink and the tax burdens fall heavier on them as well.

Uprisings will flare up in the following years.