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The Museum at Varberg houses a permanent exhibition of the history of Halland, including the history of fishing and farming, an exhibition of paintings by artists of the so-called Varberg school of painting and a number of temporary exhibitions. While we were there, there was an exhibition of barbering and hairdressing, quite interesting if you like the subject. There is also a museum of bicycles, yet, to my husband's great disappointment, it was closed when we were there. But visitors flock into the Varberg Museum in large numbers to see just two things: the over 600 year old remains and clothes of the mediaeval "Bocksten Man" and King Karl XII's button. The next couple of tips should make it clear why these two exhibits are all-important. If you click on the photo of the entrance, you'll
see the imprisoned princess in one of the windows, waiting for a knight to climb to her cell
up her long plait.
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Another macabre exhibit in the Museum of Varberg is King Karl XII's button. This bronze button was not only found missing from the king's uniform, but was discovered to ideally correspond to the size of the hole in the king's skull when he had been mortally wounded in an attack on a Norwegian castle in 1718.
Believing in the king's magical powers, his enemies were convinced that he could only be killed with an object belonging to himself. So, having stolen the button and filled it with lead, they used it to shoot the king in the head. Displayed on a rotating disc and well-lit, it probably is one of the most famous buttons in the world. Leave a Comment Address: Museum at Varberg
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Varberg has been a well-known Swedish resort for over a century. The beautifully restored 19th century bathhouse still houses cold baths, where men and women can first bathe naked in separate rooms and then use the sauna. There is an elegant cafe in the building to let them take a rest after what for me would have been a very unpleasant experience. Yet, the Swedes seem to like it.
Opening hours: daily from mid-June till mid-August, 9.00 -18.00, Wed. till 20.00. Leave a Comment Phone: 0340 17396Directions: North of the fortress, by the port
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If you look at the place from the sea, you will know why foreign attackers have always considered this fortress unconquerable. High on a rocky cliff, with the sea on one side and a moat on the others, it could not have been an easy target for enemy. Once a residence of the Swedish king Magnus Eriksson, then for a time in Danish hands, in 1647 it reverted to Sweden again. The oldest sections of the fortress date from the 13th century, while the walls were built in the 17th century. In the 19th century a large part of the fortress was used as a prison. To learn more, you can join one of the guided tours (also in English), during which you will be shown around the inner courtyard and the dungeons. Walking on the cobbled surfaces there can be hard - wear suitable shoes! Leave a Comment Address: Fastningen 43244 VarbergPhone: 0340 828 30
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Seeing the tragic remains of the 'Bocksten Man' can cost you a sleepless night or at least bring on some reflections on the world's cruel ways. The man lived 600 years ago but that does not lessen the pain he must have felt, being garrotted, impaled and drowned - not necessarily in this order. His body was found by a farmer in a peat bog near Varberg in 1936. The bog kept the body intact for centuries, complete with the medieval clothes: a coat, a hood, shoes and stockings, typical of the period. They can now be seen in a glass case in the museum as well and are the best preserved medieval garments in the whole of Europe. The man's curly red hair is particularly poignant. Why did he have to die like this? Leave a Comment Address: Varberg Museum
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For those who like to take refreshing baths, this is the place for you. This is one of the oldest "Cold Baths" in Scandinavia, it's built in 1864. The entire building is located in the water.
I'm not much of fan, but it's very interesting to look at. It looks like big old "tree fortress". It's very beautiful buildt, and it's located at the harbor in the city centre. Leave a Comment
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Karl XII was born in 1682. He was the son of King Karl XI and Ulrika Eleonora. He became king when he was only 15 years old, because of the death of his father in 1697. He continued his father's concentration of power to the monarchy. This was the old struggle for power between the aristocracy and the king, and now the aristocrats were losing. When he was crowned, he himself put the crown on his head to show that he was an absolute monarch with absolute power.
He immediately had to go to war because of the Russian/Danish/Polish alliance attack on Sweden in 1700. After that, he was involved in almost constant war until his death. Because of this, he is also called "The Warrior King". After initial successes, for instance victory in the battle at Narva, the extended war became more and more expensive and difficult for Sweden.
In 1709 Karl XII was beaten by the Russians at Poltava and the Swedish army surrendered. The king ,however, escaped to the town of Bender, near Denser in the Ottoman Empire, were he stayed for five years, trying to convince the Turks to attack Russia. This did not succeed and he returned to Sweden. In 1718 Sweden attacked Norway and in the Battle of the Fortress of Fredriksten, the King was shot in the head and killed.
it isn't known whether the bullet came from the Norwegian or Swedish side. Whether he was assassinated or not, his death put a welcome end to the Swedish campaigns and the exhausted nation could eventually achieve peace.
This bullet he was shot with is the bullet on the picture... Leave a Comment Directions: Famous painting about his final journey across the windswept Norwegian Mountains can be found at: http://www.konstmuseum.goteborg.se/english/collect/1800/cederstr.htm
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Of course there are more numbers aiming at the sea, the attacks against the Fortress came from West. This particular cannon works, I couldn't resist adding it, I'm really a Cannon Lover. I didn't need visual aid, I could see the heavy battles that took place here several hundreds of years ago! Leave a Comment
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Swedes and Danes were cruel. The most common punishment besides death for the prisoners was to loose their sight.
The pits were located inside and under the fortress without any light. There were no windows or fresh air. Old books from the 16:th centure describes the smell down there. I've been on a guided tour there, and I almost could smell the stunk.
They let the prison stay inside for a year without any light at all, then the took them out in daylight. And the got blind. Painful. Leave a Comment
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The Hole was a death trap.
People who was supposed to die, they often got deceived by the nobility. This was a trap who killed many. They poured hot tar from the hole when the victim were passing by. a horrible way to die, they set him on fire and he/she got an painful death... Leave a Comment
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on October 1, 2005
on June 15, 2003
