Soli Deo Gloria
Nobility
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- Dec 30, 2002
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Riksmarskalksämbetet (and Riksantikvarieämbeter, Statens Fastighetsverk and Länsstyrelsen in Stockholms län) said Yes to open Karl XII tomb again. Scientists want to find out who killed him, once for all - Norwegian bullet or Swedish? Last time the tomb was open was in 1917
He looked like this, 199 years after his death:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjM_M_LOx4o/R0_qqP-YEZI/AAAAAAAAI7I/f0DtjUHh_kE/s1600-R/död+kung.jpg
http://www.expressen.se/polopoly_fs/1.999752!slot100slotWide75ArticleFull/3447786819.jpg
This is his death mask: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjM_M_LOx4o/SxQCDnW_NUI/AAAAAAAAVCg/8-NYOmc01aI/s1600/013.jpg
And this is the cloths he was wearing when he died at Fredrikshald nov 30 1718. Its possible to watch it at Livrustkammaren at the royal palace, Sthlm (notice the mud...): http://japetus.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/karlunirock01.jpg
And when he was alive he was painted like this by Axel Sparre:http://www.teachersparadise.com/ency/sv/media/f/f1/karl_xii__1712__malad_av_axel_sparre.jpg
He looked like this, 199 years after his death:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_LjM_M_LOx4o/R0_qqP-YEZI/AAAAAAAAI7I/f0DtjUHh_kE/s1600-R/död+kung.jpg
http://www.expressen.se/polopoly_fs/1.999752!slot100slotWide75ArticleFull/3447786819.jpg
This is his death mask: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LjM_M_LOx4o/SxQCDnW_NUI/AAAAAAAAVCg/8-NYOmc01aI/s1600/013.jpg
And this is the cloths he was wearing when he died at Fredrikshald nov 30 1718. Its possible to watch it at Livrustkammaren at the royal palace, Sthlm (notice the mud...): http://japetus.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/karlunirock01.jpg
And when he was alive he was painted like this by Axel Sparre:http://www.teachersparadise.com/ency/sv/media/f/f1/karl_xii__1712__malad_av_axel_sparre.jpg