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Opening the Riksdag

Ek probeer om Sweeds te leer, om my skamele kennis van wêreldtale te verhoog. I’ve also taught the English word ‘purgatory’ to a Finnish friend of mine, who happily reports back that she recently saw the word used on an episode of “South Park” and was glad to already be aware of it. In the meantime, I stumbled upon these photographs of Oscar II (by the Grace of God, King of Sweden, the Goths, and the Wends, erstwhile King of Norway) opening the Riksdag, Sweden’s parliament. You would think reading Kristin Lavransdatter and watching “Max Manus” would get me into a Norwegian frame of mind (and they do!) but all of Scandinavia is of interest to me.

Published at 9:04 pm on Thursday 22 October 2009. Categories: Monarchy Tags: , , , .
Comments

English, French, Afrikaans, now Swedish? What’s the deal?

— Liz S. 23 Oct 2009 12:42 am

Seeing all this wonderful pomp and ceremony one cannot imagine why anyone would want to do away with it as have the Swedes.

— Harold 23 Oct 2009 10:16 am

The answer is all too simple: the detestable socialists took power and dismantled everything worthwhile, as they have done for the past twelve years in England.

The Left is evil; until we understand that there is no chance of coming out of our present nightmare.

— L Gaylord Clark 23 Oct 2009 11:57 am

Ek moet u eer vir die heerlike sin u het daar bo geskryf, meneer Cusack. Ek sê met hulle daar onder in die Ou Kaap, “bakgat boet!” Vasbyt en beste wense as u met u neuwe taal begin sukkel.

— David Allen 23 Oct 2009 1:10 pm

Thank you for the beautiful photos. But it makes me a bit sad to see what we in Sweden no longer have, because of what the Left have done to our nation.

Gud bevare konungen!

— Niclas D 26 Oct 2009 4:21 am

Thank you for the beautiful photos.

Hear, hear!

Gud bevare konungen!

JA!!!

— J.K. Baltzersen 27 Oct 2009 12:30 pm

Not all good things i Sweden have been abolished. This is for all you out there who like pickelhauben.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xzzhRO7KfA&feature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Guards_(Swedish_Army)

— Niclas D 21 Nov 2009 9:47 am
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