Gripsholm castle, Mariefred, Sweden
Gripsholm Castle (Swedish: Gripsholms slott) is a castle in Mariefred, Södermanland, Sweden. It is located by lake Mälaren in south central Sweden, in the municipality of Strängnäs, about 60 km west of Stockholm.
A fortress was built at the location around 1380 by Bo Jonsson Grip, and belonged to his family until the confiscation of mansions and castles by King Gustav I in 1526. The King tore it down, and built a fortified castle with circular corner towers and a wall, for defensive purposes. Of the original medieval fortress, only the façade of a wall remains.
In the outer courtyard are two guns called "The Boar" and "The Sow", founded in the late 1500s and taken as spoils of war from Russia. The guns have been in the castle since 1623. They have also been called "The Russian wolves".
Gripsholm castle, Mariefred, Sweden
Gripsholm Castle (Swedish: Gripsholms slott) is a castle in Mariefred, Södermanland, Sweden. It is located by lake Mälaren in south central Sweden, in the municipality of Strängnäs, about 60 km west of Stockholm.
A fortress was built at the location around 1380 by Bo Jonsson Grip, and belonged to his family until the confiscation of mansions and castles by King Gustav I in 1526. The King tore it down, and built a fortified castle with circular corner towers and a wall, for defensive purposes. Of the original medieval fortress, only the façade of a wall remains.
In the outer courtyard are two guns called "The Boar" and "The Sow", founded in the late 1500s and taken as spoils of war from Russia. The guns have been in the castle since 1623. They have also been called "The Russian wolves".