Talk:Politics of Svalbard

No conflicts before mining in the early 20th century?
That simply isn't true. England, the United Provinces and Denmark-Norway argued over sovereignty over the islands. There were numerous conflicts between England, Scotland, France, Spain, the United Provinces, and Denmark-Norway between 1612 and 1638. There were even a few battles (one in 1618 and two in 1634) over whaling rights. The English called Svalbard King James his New Land, the Dutch Spitsbergen, the Danes Christianberg, and the French La France Artique. All (with the possible exception of the last) placed coat-of-arms there claiming parts or all of the country as part of their kingdoms. Jonas Poole (talk) 01:10, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

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