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TORDENSKJOLD BLUFFING
Submitted by Erik Smith on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 10:46

Author and journalist
Master of Arts (History and Philosophy)
In 1719 the Norwegian sea-captain Tordenskjold conquered the Swedish fortress Karlsten near the town of Marstrand after pulling off a major bluff. Norway was part of Denmark at the time. The commandant of the fortress refused to surrender to begin with and Tordenskjold invited him to lunch guaranteeing his safety so they could “talk about it”.

The same manoeuvre repeated itself several times and in the end the commandant thought he was facing a large Danish-Norwegian army and not just 30-40 armed sailors. Amazed by the supposed strength of his opponent, he finally decided to surrender the fortress.
Due to this incident a saying “Tordenskjold's soldiers” emerged in Denmark and Norway. It refers to a small group of people that pretends to be a large crowd.