The attention grabbing illustration is a picture of a Swedish one crown coin with the lesser coat of arms encircled by the king's motto.
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Back in 1973, Carl XVI Gustaf succeeded his grandfather as king of Sweden. In that radical era of change and progressive politics, he chose a motto reflecting of the time: "För Sverige – i tiden", translated as "For Sweden - with the times".
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When Harald V became king of Norway in 1991, he took the motto "Alt for Norge", or "Everything for Norway".
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The newest one belongs to king Frederik X of Denmark, who ascended the throne as late as 2024. Then he adopted the motto "Forbundne, forpligtet, for Kongeriget Danmark", meaning "Bound, committed, to the Kingdom of Denmark".
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In the latest episode I mentioned the motto chosen by Frederik VII when he became king in 1848. A motto is supposed to capture the character or purpose of the monarch. The three current Scandinavian kings also have mottos, and if you're curious to know what they are you need to look no further:
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It was commissioned by one such national liberal politician, Alfred Hage. When he died, his widow donated the monumental piece of art to the Museum of National History at Frederiksborgs palace in the town of Hillerød. If you'd like to study the brushwork up close, you can go and admire it there.
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This painting is called "The Constituent Assembly", and it depicts (surprise!) the constituent assembly elected in 1848 to write a constitution for Denmark. The painting, made in 1860 by Constantin Hansen, gives pride of place to the national liberal politicians who led the proceedings.
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I'm feeding three kids with a basically empty jar of Nutella. Now I know how Jesus felt at the wedding at Cana.
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No one lives forever. Not even Frederik VI.
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Here at the Scandinavian History Podcast HQ we wish you a Happy Easter, whether you celebrate by skiing, consuming ridiculous amounts of candy, reading crime novels, dressing up like witches or perhaps even by going to church.
Glædelig påske! Hyvää pääsiäistä! Gleðilega páska! God påske! Glad påsk!
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Anyway, a new poll is live on Spotify right now. Listen to episode 130, and then go vote!
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pastor Grundtvig!
Maybe you're worried that the anxious Kierkegaard would depress you. Or perhaps you're afraid that H. C. Andersen would do to you what he did to Charles Dickens, and just never leave?
Or maybe you just like to sing hymns at dinner?
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In the Spotify poll for episode 129, I asked which one of the three people from the Danish Golden Age you'd rather have over for dinner: Grundtvig, Kierkegaard or Andersen?
The majority of you chose...
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Episode 130 is here! During the Golden Age, the Danes got as many hymns and philosophical tractates they could possibly need. But the country was still ruled by an absolute king, just like it had been for 150 years. And people were getting tired of it.
Links in the comments.
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The massive bell tower is 49 meters high, and looks a bit like a church organ. Inside, there are two actual organs, but not much else since it's a Protestant church.
Next time you’re in town, I recommend you make the effort to go see this extraordinary church.
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The first stone was laid on September 8, 1921, 138 years after Grundtvig’s birth. The church was inaugurated in 1927, but the work wasn’t completed until 1940. The architect Peder Vilhelm Jensen-Klint studied traditional Danish village churches–and then built something strikingly different.
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In northern Copenhagen stands a church like no other. It’s called Grundtvig’s church, and–as I’m sure you’ve guessed already–it’s named after the pastor, philosopher and prolific hymn writer N. F. S. Grundtvig.
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