↟ Honor your ancestors – You owe them everything ↟

⚔️ On the 10th of October in 1625, the Swedish Field Marshal Erik Dahlbergh was born. He was a military genius, and one of our country’s greatest and most brilliant all-round artists of all time. During his lifetime, he made immeasurable contributions to Sweden, which we have every reason to constantly remind ourselves of and bring to life for future generations.

⚔️ Before the age of 18, Erik Dahlbergh was on his first campaign and participated in the storming of Friedrichsort. This was followed by a military career of a rare kind: Erik participated in the storming of Copenhagen, the Battle of Halmstad, the Battle of Lund, the Battle of Düna, the Siege of Riga, but above all – he personally led Charles X’s army in the famous “Trout over the Belt” which resulted in a triumphant victory over the Danes.

⚔️ Throughout his military career as a field marshal and war councilor, he had many other professions and interests. He was, among other things, a chamber scribe, royal councilor and governor-general, but what he is most famous for, in addition to being a strategic genius, was that he was a very talented artist and architect. Among other things, he is behind the book “Suecia antiqua et hodierna” (Latin for “Ancient and present Sweden”) which is a topographical masterpiece with 353 copper engravings of the Swedish cities, castles, manor houses and historical places such as Birka and Uppsala royal mounds.

⚔️ Erik died in 1703 at the age of 77, and was buried in the tomb choir that he himself designed in Turinge Church. The tomb choir is considered one of the most prominent Baroque monuments in the North.

⚔️ Back in time, when the memorial was respectfully held, it was done along a beautiful road between Turinge Church and Erik Dahlberg’s seat in Ströpsta, which now has transformed into something completely different. His formidable work for Sweden, as well as his efforts for his homeland, should be celebrated in a more worthy way, than leaving his monument to overgrow, on the edge of a forgotten industrial area.

🇸🇪 “WITH BOLD DEEDS, INTELLIGENT PERFORMANCES AND DILIGENT WORK HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY” 🇸🇪