Pike & Shotte: Christian IV of DenmarkChristian IV is something of an enigma. He was a man of many personal flaws: excessive drinking and gambling, poor political acumen, and an unsavoury habit of burning witches, to name but a few. On the other hand, he was driven, ambitious, and was one of the most active and popular kings in Danish history, reigning for 59 years. His involvement in the Thirty Years War was typical of the man. He overreached in the Emperors War, as the Danish