Valdemar II (9 May 1170 or 28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), called
Valdemar the Victorious or
Valdemar the Conqueror (
Valdemar Sejr), was the
King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241. The nickname
Sejr is a later invention and was not used during the King's own lifetime.
Sejr means
victory in Danish.