Tag Archives: Sweden

December 10, 1317

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Joel Byers

On December 10, 1317, King Birgir of Sweden pulled some Game of Thrones action called the Nykoping Banquet. King Birgir of Sweden invited his two older brothers, Valdemar, Duke of Finland and Eric, Duke of Sodermanland to his… Continue reading →

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July 10, 1869

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Joel Byers

On July 10, 1869, the city of Gavle, Sweden was largely destroyed in a fire. Around 8,000 of it’s 10,000 inhabitants were left homeless. In a bit of karmic poetry, the city of Gavle, in 1966, decided to erect a giant traditional… Continue reading →

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July 8, 1709

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Joel Byers

On July 8, 1709, Peter I of Russia defeated Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava. This effectively sent Sweden to the B-Team as a mover and shaker in Europe’s power struggles. The Swedes, while not very happy with the… Continue reading →

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March 27, 1794

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 27, 1794, the countries of Denmark and Sweden formed a neutrality compact. They promised to not be enemies, but they didn’t promise to be friends. It was like when you go to a house-party that the Smith-Wyatts put together for the 4th of July and you see the Williams’s walk in before you … Continue reading →

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May 7, 1697

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Joel Byers

On May 7, 1697, the royal castle in Stockholm, Sweden was destroyed by fire. Inside that castle’s large library resided the Codex Gigas, which was at that time and still is the world’s largest medieval illuminated manuscript. The Codex Gigas is also known as the “Devil’s Bible’. This hand written and hand illustrated book weighs … Continue reading →

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March 27, 1794

Posted on March 27, 2019 by Joel Byers

On March 27, 1794, Denmark and Sweden formed a neutrality compact. Off to the side, Switzerland noticed what they were doing and thought to itself. “Hmmm. If I was to add a high quality milk chocolate and a highly confidential international banking industry to a neutrality concept in all wars, I might have a new, … Continue reading →

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September 3, 1967

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Joel Byers

On this date in Twisted-History.com in 1967 motorists in Sweden stopped driving on the wrong (left) side of the road and began driving on the right side. The Swedish population immediately felt the positive side effects as their driving skills improved 135%, their teeth straightened, their smiles brightened, their women developed bigger boobs, their athletes … Continue reading →

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November 27, 1701

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1701, Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He turned out to be an inquisitive young man interested in scientific pursuits and built the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1740, the oldest observatory in Sweden. His brilliant scientific mind enabled him to invent the Celsius thermometer. Anders’s lesser known and … Continue reading →

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