Lotta Svärd (poem)
"Lotta Svärd" – Swedish: svärd means a sword – is the fourth poem in the second part of Johan Ludvig Runeberg's epic poem The Tales of Ensign Stål from 1860.
Illustration for the poem "Lotta Svärd".
The "Lotta Svärd" poem is about a woman who manned a field kitchen during the Finnish War. The name was later used for several Lotta movements (women's auxiliary movements) in the Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway).[1][2][3][4]
See also
- The poem Lotta Svärd in Wikisource
- Lotta Svärd – Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women.
- Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization ("Lottorna")
References
- Perälä, Reijo (22 November 2019). "Lotta Svärd antoi nimensä Suomen maanpuolustusnaisille". Yle. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "13. Mistä nimi Lotta Svärd tulee?". Lotta Svärd. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Esteri (5 February 2019). "Runeberg, Lotta ja Svärd". Nostalgiset Naiset. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- "Järjestön historiallinen tausta". Koulukino. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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