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Yxsmedsgränd
Yxsmedsgränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching south from Västerlånggatan to Stora Nygatan, it forms a parallel street to Didrik Ficks Gränd and Kåkbrinken and is crossed by Lilla Nygatan and Munkbrogatan. Throughout its history it appears under various names : ''Yskemes grenden'' (1612), ''Öskiemyss gränden'' (1623), ''Yxe Smedes Grenden'' (1646), ''Yxe-Smeds gr'' 'änd'' ''Ödesgr'' 'änd'' ''Uttermarks gr'' 'änd''(1733), ''Yxsmedsgränd'' (1885). History The present name is a corruption of the original ''Yskemes grenden'', probably meaning "The Alley of öranYskemes", mentioned as "the late ''Jörenn Yschemesses''" in 1606 and said to have owned a property in the alley. Other than leaving a widow called Marie, little is known about him. The name can arguably be of Estonian or Finnish origin, originally meaning ''öitsi-mees'', "night watchman" (e.g. over cattle). The part of the alley between the two Nygatan streets wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Går Såg Jag Ditt Barn, Min Fröja
I går såg jag ditt barn, min Fröja (Yesterday saw I your child, my Freya), is a ballad from the Swedish poet and performer Carl Michael Bellman's 1790 collection, ''Fredman's Epistles'', where it is No. 28. The epistle is subtitled "''Om et anstäldt försåt emot Ulla Winblad.''" (About an ambush of Ulla Winblad). It describes an attempt to arrest the "nymph" Ulla Winblad, based on a real event. The lyrics create a rococo picture of life, blending classical allusion and pastoral description with harsh reality. Context Song Music and verse form The song has five verses, each of 8 lines. The verses have the alternating rhyming pattern ABAB-CDCD. The music is in time, and is marked ''Andante''. The melody was reworked by Joseph Martin Kraus from a Languedoc folk tune; it is accompanied throughout by rapid, nervous quavers (eighth notes), giving the Epistle in Edward Matz's view a cinematic slow motion effect. The melody was used by "several parodists" in the 18th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Streets And Squares In Gamla Stan ...
This is an alphabetical list of streets, alley, squares, and other structures in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, including the islands Stadsholmen, Helgeandsholmen, Strömsborg, and Riddarholmen. {{DEFAULTSORT:Streets And Squares In Gamla Stan Gamla stan, List of streets and squares in Gamla stan, List of streets and squares in Sweden geography-related lists Street and squares Gamla stan Gamla stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didrik Ficks Gränd
Didrik Ficks Gränd (Swedish: "Alley of Didrik Fick") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from Västerlånggatan to Stora Nygatan, it forms a parallel street to Sven Vintappares Gränd and Yxsmedsgränd while passing on the south side of the small square Sven Vintappares Torg. History Mentioned as ''Dirich Fiskes grendh'' in 1617, ''Diedrik Fischers gränd'' in 1674, and ''Diedrich Ficks Gränd'' in 1800, the alley is named after a merchant and innkeeper, most likely bearing the genuine name ''Didrich Fischer'' and immigrating from Germany. The man in question is mentioned in 1620 as living in a building in the alley owned by an Erik Jöransson Tegel. The alley was named ''Jöran Perssons gränd'' in 1563 after the latter's father, Jöran Persson, one of the advisers of King Eric XIV. The name of the alley appears as Swedish variations of the name the German man, before being named ''Didrich Fischs gränd'' on a map dated 1733. In Numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredman's Epistle
''Fredmans epistlar'' (English: ''Fredman's Epistles'') is a collection of 82 poems set to music by Carl Michael Bellman, a major figure in Swedish 18th century song. Though first published in 1790, it was created over a period of twenty years from 1768 onwards. A companion volume, ''Fredmans sånger'' (Fredman's Songs) was published the following year. The Epistles vary widely in style and effect, from Rococo-themed pastorale with a cast of gods and demigods from classical antiquity to laments for the effects of Brännvin-drinking, tavern-scenes, and apparent improvisations. The lyrics, based on the lives of Bellman's contemporaries in Gustavian-age Sweden, describe a gallery of fictional and semi-fictional characters and events in Stockholm. Jean Fredman, an alcoholic former watchmaker, is the central character and fictional narrator. The "soliloquy" of Epistle 23, a description of Fredman lying drunk in the gutter and then recovering in the Crawl-In Tavern, was described b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munkbrogatan
Munkbrogatan is a street in the western part of Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching south between Munkbron and Mälartorget squares, it forms a parallel street to Munkbroleden and Lilla Nygatan, crossed by Yxsmedsgränd, Kåkbrinken, and Schönfeldts Gränd. Named after the square at the northern end (which, in turn, was named after the Greyfriars abbey once located on Riddarholmen), the street is, together with the neighbourhood, a product of the reconstruction of the western part of the old town following a major fire in the 17th century. It appears in historical records as ''Munkbrohamnsgatan'' ("Munkbro Harbour Street") in 1664 and under its present name in 1691. The street surface was cobbled in 2003–2005, thus replacing the asphalt of the roadway and the concrete slabs of the pavements. See also * List of streets and squares in Gamla stan This is an alphabetical list of streets, alley, squares, and other structures in Gamla stan, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kåkbrinken
Kåkbrinken is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from the western waterfront Munkbroleden, to the central square Stortorget, it forms a parallel street to Yxsmedsgränd, Solgränd, and Bedoirsgränd, while being crossed by Munkbrogatan, Lilla Nygatan, Stora Nygatan, Västerlånggatan, and Prästgatan. Origin of the name First mentioned in 1477, and in more detail in 1496, the street is initially called ''Kakbringkin.'' This derives from the old Swedish word ''kak'' which is the equivalent of the modern Swedish ''kåk'', meaning "ramshackle house" or "prison", but at the time it referred to a pillory placed on Stortorget. The pillory is first mentioned in connection with the so-called " Käpplinge murders" (''Käpplingemorden''). This was an incident in 1389 when a group of German burghers imprisoned about 70 prominent citizens in a hovel on Blasieholmen (at the time called Käpplinge) and burned them alive. The Germans are said to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilla Nygatan
Lilla Nygatan ( sv, Small New Street) is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from the square Munkbron south to Kornhamnstorg, the street in intercepted by Yxsmedsgränd, Kåkbrinken, Schönfeldts Gränd, Tyska Brinken, and Lejonstedts Gränd, while forming a parallel street to Stora Nygatan and Munkbrogatan. Origin of the name Together with Stora Nygatan, the street was part of a new city plan following the great fire of 1625, the street probably dating from 1630. It was being referred to as ''den nedre nye gathen'' ("the lower new street") in 1639, ''nedhre Nye gatun'' in 1641, ''nedre Nyegathon'' and ''nedre gathon'' in 1646, and ''Wästere Nyegathun'' ("western New street") in 1647. In 1660, the street was called ''Bryggaregatan'' (''Bryggere Gaten'', "Brewer's street") because of the number of brewers residing on its western side. Again, it is mentioned as ''nedrelangathun'' in 1667, while being called ''lilla Kongsgatan'' ("Small King's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stora Nygatan
Stora Nygatan is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. The troubadour Carl Michael Bellman lived at number 1 in 1785-1787 and at number 20 (still present) in 1787–88. Description *Old names: ''nyegatun'' (1636), ''nyia gaatan'', ''den nya Konnungsgatun'', ''stora konungsgatun'' (1637), ''den store Nye gatan'' (1638), ''Konnungsgatun'' (1641), ''Nye gaten'', ''KongsGaten'' (1660), ''Kongs- eller stoora Nygatan'', ''stora Kongs- el' Nygatan'' (early 18th century), ''Stora Nygatan'' (around 1720). *Parallel streets: Västerlånggatan, Lilla Nygatan. *Crossing streets: Riddarhustorget, Stora Gråmunkegränd, Helga Lekamens Gränd, Göran Hälsinges Gränd, Ignatiigränd, Gåsgränd, Överskärargränd, Sven Vintappares Gränd, Didrik Ficks Gränd, Yxsmedsgränd, Kåkbrinken, Bedoirsgränd, Skräddargränd, Schönfeldts Gränd, Tyska Brinken, Lejonstedts Gränd, Kornhamnstorg. History The street was created as part of a new town plan followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Västerlånggatan
Västerlånggatan ("the Western Long Street") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward between the squares Mynttorget and Järntorget, it follows the course of the city's now demolished 13th-century defensive wall. The blocks along the street are elongated but only a few meters in width; those on the eastern side oriented lengthwise, and those on the western crosswise. Only four blocks thus forms the eastern side of the street while some 20 are lined-up along the western side. Most (but not all) of the front doors of the buildings are located either on the quiet Prästgatan, the parallel street passing along the eastern side, or in one of the numerous alleys on the street's western side. The intact façades of the northernmost blocks are hiding the semi-detached offices of the Riksdag. To the south of those are the remaining numerous and very narrow blocks and alleys which before the great fire of 1625 occupied the entire western s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alley
An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road (back lane), or a path, walk, or avenue (French allée) in a park or garden. A covered alley or passageway, often with shops, may be called an arcade. The origin of the word alley is late Middle English, from fro, alee "walking or passage", from ' "to go", from la, ambulare "to walk". Definition The word alley is used in two main ways: # It can refer to a narrow, usually paved, pedestrian path, often between the walls of buildings in towns and cities. This type is usually short and straight, and on steep ground can consist partially or entirely of steps. # It also describes a very narrow, urban street, or lane, usually paved, which may be used by slow-moving local traffic, though more pedestrian-friendly than a regular street. There are two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Language
Estonian ( ) is a Finnic language, written in the Latin script. It is the official language of Estonia and one of the official languages of the European Union, spoken natively by about 1.1 million people; 922,000 people in Estonia and 160,000 outside Estonia. Classification Estonian belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family. The Finnic languages also include Finnish and a few minority languages spoken around the Baltic Sea and in northwestern Russia. Estonian is subclassified as a Southern Finnic language and it is the second-most-spoken language among all the Finnic languages. Alongside Finnish, Hungarian and Maltese, Estonian is one of the four official languages of the European Union that are not of an Indo-European origin. From the typological point of view, Estonian is a predominantly agglutinative language. The loss of word-final sounds is extensive, and this has made its inflectional morphology markedly more fusional, especially with respect to no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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