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Originally Posted by Perl
The picture above shows 2 executioner's swords in the monastery of Skokloster, I know at least one more than the one the executioner in Helsinki had, it is also in the monastery of Skokloster, so at least 3, and probably more in the past.
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Just a minor correction. Skokloster is in fact the Baroque castle built by von Wrangel. The location name may refer to a monastery which existed there before. During the reformation many monasteries were seized by the crown and demolished. Often the materials were recycled into castles.
23rd January 2026, 10:28 PM
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