Impact
While the Danish fleet was victorious, the battle was not decisive: in a subsequent encounter, the Danish navy was utterly defeated off the Fehmarn coast. The significance of the battle rather lies in its retrospect perception as the last Danish victory over her long-time adversary Sweden in their struggle for control of the dominium maris baltici, and the heroization of the Danish king's personal commitment during the battle, memorized in the famous Marstrand painting and the first lines of the Danish royal anthym Kong Christian stod ved højen mast.
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