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Monday Mystery Photo Trondheim Grenadiers, Norway

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Previous Mystery Photo

The photo here under, of me, standing beside a soldier from a historical re-enactment group. The challenge was to find the location for this military group, based on his costume.

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This re-enactment group is actually based in Trondheim, Norway. In those days, the King of Norway was actually Prince Christian Frederik of Denmark, so this soldier wears the yellow faced uniform of the Trondheim Regiment, of Northern Grenadiers, in the Danish Norwegian Army fighting the Swedes in 1809 – 1814. Read more about the re-enactment groups here.

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Norwegian soldiers had been fighting the Swedes for many years. As many as 3000 Swedish soldiers died out in the mountains on the border of Sweden and Norway near Røros, during a bleak winter as they were retreating back home, defeated.

Here the group are parading in the Constitution Day parade in Trondheim with their drummers. They look rather grand, I think.

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Their hats are rather unusual, and remind me a little of a feather duster on a beaver’s back!! And there is my friend from the Monday Mystery photograph – in the middle of the photo!

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A philosophic Aussie writes here at StPA, one who will readily admit to loving Scandinavia. I'm interested in global politics and what drives us to be who we are. Scratch the surface and you'll find a practical Environmentalist with an egalitarian bent, trying to unleash a little creativity via the written word. Scandinavian culture, literature and traditions are close to my heart, even though I'm Australian. Travel and courteous discussions greatly broaden the mind, so I travel if I can and am always up for a vigorous, respectful discussion. I'm an avid reader, a writer and I enjoy photography and crafts, particularly traditional art forms. I hope you'll find 'Something to Ponder About,' in my WordPress Community.

30 thoughts on “Monday Mystery Photo Trondheim Grenadiers, Norway”

  6. Mystery Photo: The sign at the center says “Montagens Electricas”, which is Portuguese for “electrical assemblies.” Therefore, I’ll assume it’s in Portugal, if not Brazil.

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  8. I was curious about last week’s photo, Amanda. Nice piece of information today about last week’s pic.
    I follow SMS’s blog, so I think I’ve a pretty good idea of where this week’s photo might be but I’m not very sure. I’ll go for Italy.

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  10. I’m way off target, I think, Amanda, because I was going to suggest somewhere Eastern Bloc like Tallin. You can tell I’ve never been there 🙂 🙂 It’s the taking part that counts, so I’m told. Have a good weekend!

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