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@FotoVorschlag 'Museum' From Old Uppsala Museum. A sculpture of Erik Jedvardsson. King during the second half of the 1150s. According to legend he was murdered when leaving church after a mass. He is a Swedish national saint and the patron saint of Stockholm. Feels a little odd to see him portrayed with his head still attached; on the Stockholm coat of arms and the flag of Stockholm only his head is included (since he was beheaded).
#FotoVorschlag #Museum #StErik #PatronSaint #Stockholm #Sweden

akenyg Jun 25, 2023

Kind of ironic that #StErik (he on Stockholm's city coat of arms), probably never set foot in #Stockholm.

From all accounts, he was king of #Westrogothia and died a martyr's death in #Uppsala. Which is apparently almost the only thing we know for sure about him: that he was beheaded and still rests in a coffin in #Uppsalacathedral.

From the isotope studies of the remains, we can also confirm that he mostly stayed in #Westrogothia

#swedishhistory #middleages #saints #kings #histodon #histodons

Åke Nygren Jun 25, 2023

Ändå ironiskt att #StErik (han på Stockholms stadsvapen, ni vet), troligen aldrig satte sin fot i #Stockholm.

Trol. kung över #Västergötland o dog martyrdöden i #Uppsala. Vilket tydligen är nästan det enda vi med säkerhet vet om honom: att han blev halshuggen och fortfarande vilar i en skrin i #Uppsaladomkyrka.

Av isotopundersökningarna av kvarlevorna kan vi även bekräfta att han mestadels vistades i Västergötland.

https://shows.acast.com/historielingo/episodes/avsnitt-55-erik-den-helige

#svenskhistoria #medeltiden #histodon #histodons

Avsnitt 55: Erik den helige | Historielingo