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Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2026, 09:30 PM
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Posted By Victrix
Looks like the lion of Brabant?

Looks like the lion of Brabant?
Forum: European Armoury 23rd January 2026, 09:28 PM
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Just a minor correction. Skokloster is in fact...

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...
Forum: European Armoury 22nd January 2026, 09:01 PM
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Posted By Victrix
I’ve been to Skokloster on a guided tour twice....

I’ve been to Skokloster on a guided tour twice. Amazing place. I think I even have a pic of the execution sword there. Von Wrangel was the commander but I’m sure he had a large group from the war...
Forum: European Armoury 21st January 2026, 07:24 PM
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The Swedes were notorious plunderers in the 30...

The Swedes were notorious plunderers in the 30 year war. Vast fortunes were made from war booty. I’m sure they were in both Thorns. They seem to have occupied the Polish one in mid 1600s but its coat...
Forum: European Armoury 20th January 2026, 07:27 PM
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Posted By Victrix
From Grokipedia: “This expansion underpinned...

From Grokipedia: “This expansion underpinned Thorn's political influence as an Reichsunmittelbarkeit entity, exempt from local feudal overlords and directly accountable to the emperor, allowing the...
Forum: European Armoury 18th January 2026, 11:29 AM
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Posted By Victrix
In those days full literacy was probably...

In those days full literacy was probably constrained to the priesthood and legal counsels. The inscriptions are meant to say “Glory to God in the highest” and “St Mary patron of Thorens church.” My...
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