Lion of the North

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King Gustavus Adolphus the Great of Sweden, known to Protestants as the "Lion of the North," was born on December 9, 1594 and died at the Battle of Lützen, a major Protestant victory in the Thirty Years War, on November 16, 1632. His last words before being killed by Catholic soldiers were: "I am the King of Sweden! And this day I seal with my blood the liberties and religion of the German nation."

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[Edited on 11-16-2005 by VirginiaHuguenot]
 
Originally posted by puritancovenanter
Finally, I am mostly Swedish and German. I didn't know if anything good ever came out of Sweden.
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You mean other than Lutefisk?
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[Edited on 11-17-2005 by Steadfast]
 
No, everything was Swedish first, and then Norwegian, only after we invented it and sold it to them.

This is from the Wiki article:


When people first started eating lutefisk is controversial. Some enthusiasts claim the tradition goes back to the age of Vikings, other and contrasting views claim that the meal has 16th century Dutch origins. Despite this, it is somewhat commonly agreed that the first written mention of the phenomenon "lutefisk" traces back to a letter from Swedish king Gustav I in 1540, and the first written description of the preparation process is in Swedish archbishop Olaus Magnus's (1490-1557) personal writings from 1555. When it comes to Norwegian traces, author Henri Notaker (in the encyclopedia "Apetittleksikon") claims that the first written traces in Norway dates to the south-eastern parts of Norway in the late 18th century.
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It is entirely possible that the Norwegians had Lutefisk prior to the 18th century, but they didn't write about it until then because it was not until then that they were able to overcome illiteracy.
 
Originally posted by Steadfast
Originally posted by puritancovenanter
Finally, I am mostly Swedish and German. I didn't know if anything good ever came out of Sweden.
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You mean other than Lutefisk?
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I hate seafood. Aint much into fish either. I do like eating deep fried Crappie though. I just catch and release Bass, so I don't eat them. But a pan of fried bluegill is good also.
 
Lutefisk vies with Haggis for the nastiest European national cuisine.

It's a fish soaked in lye.
 
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