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Erik XIV, an Uncommon card
Erik XIV or Eric XIV became King of Sweden following the death of his father, Gustav I, on 29 September 1560.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 47
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 49,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Erik XIV quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Erik XIV card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
To consolidate control, he enacted the Articles of Arboga, which restricted the ______ power of his half-brothers.
Answer
political. To consolidate control, he enacted the Articles of Arboga, which restricted the political power of his half-brothers. From the Erik XIV article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Erik XIV or Eric XIV became King of Sweden following the death of his father, Gustav I, on 29 September ____.
Answer
1560s. Erik XIV or Eric XIV became King of Sweden following the death of his father, Gustav I, on 29 September 1560. From the Erik XIV article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- During his reign, Erik sought to centralize royal authority and expand Swedish influence in the Baltic region, incorporating Reval and northern Estonia into the realm in 1561 to lay the foundations of the Swedish Baltic Empire.
- To consolidate control, he enacted the Articles of Arboga, which restricted the political power of his half-brothers.
- His ambitions to control Baltic trade routes also led Sweden into the Northern Seven Years' War against Denmark–Norway and Lübeck.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Erik XIV article was read about 49,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 47: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Erik XIV
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Erik XIV (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Attributed to Domenicus Verwilt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.