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In Sweden, the Three Crowns were regarded as an exclusively Swedish symbol. This led to a long-lasting diplomatic conflict between the two countries, the so-called Three Crowns Conflict, with Sweden accusing Denmark of imperialism by using a Swedish symbol, and Denmark accusing Sweden of monopolizing the use of a Scandinavian union symbol.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden (5 C, 43 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Sweden" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges riksvapen) is the arms of dominion of the King of Sweden. It has a greater and a lesser version. It has a greater and a lesser version. The shield displays the "Three Crowns of Sweden" quartering the "Lion of Bjälbo", with an inescutcheon overall of the House of Vasa impaling the ...
Swedish heraldry encompasses heraldic achievements in modern and historic Sweden.Swedish heraldic style is consistent with the German-Nordic heraldic tradition, noted for its multiple helmets and crests which are treated as inseparable from the shield, its repetition of colours and charges between the shield and the crest, and its scant use of heraldic furs. [1]
The Crown, Sceptre, Key and Orb of the King of Sweden as displayed in the Royal Treasury (2014). The crown and coronets being worn during the opening of the Riksdag 1905. Sweden's regalia are kept deep in the vaults of the Royal Treasury (Swedish: Skattkammaren), underneath the Royal Palace in Stockholm, in a museum that is open to the public ...
Swedish culture is an offshoot of the Norse culture which dominated southern Scandinavia in prehistory.Sweden was the last of the Scandinavian countries to be Christianised, with pagan resistance apparently strongest in Svealand, where Uppsala was an old and important ritual site as evidenced by the tales of Uppsala temple.
The Swedish pennant is shaped like an isosceles triangle (to prevent fraying, it is sometimes shaped like an isosceles trapezoid), consisting of two horizontal bands with blue at the top and yellow at the bottom. The National Archives of Sweden recommends its length to be 1 ⁄ 3 the height of the flag pole. There is also an unofficial version ...
As a patriotic symbol, Moder Svea gained widespread popularity in Kunga Skald (1697), written by Swedish poet Gunno Eurelius (1661–1709) in honor of King Charles XI of Sweden. Eurelius was later ennobled with the name of Dahlstjerna. [2] Mother Svea appeared frequently as a national symbol in 19th-century Swedish literature and culture.