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Kari Rasmusdatter Hiran (), was a Norwegian farmer and war heroine. She is known for her act during the invasion of
Kari Rasmusdatter Hiran (), was a Norwegian farmer and war heroine. She is known for her act during the invasion of Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
by Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of t ...
during the Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
in 1716. She gave the Swedish army false information about the size and plans of the Norwegian army, which evidently caused the Swedish monarch to interrupt his attempt to conquer Norway and return to Sweden. A memorial stone was raised for her in 1956.
See also
*Brita Olsdotter
Brita Olsdotter ( fl. 1719) was an old Swedish woman who, according to legend, saved the city of Linköping from being burnt by the Russians during the Great Northern War.
In 1719, in the last years of the war, Sweden was invaded by the Russian a ...
References
* Tavle 14: Benteplassen», Kulturminneløypa.no * Norheim, Olav: «Den modige finnekjærringa», Terra Buskerud. Historieboka.no {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiran, Kari 17th-century births 18th-century deaths People of the Great Northern War Women in 18th-century warfare 18th-century Norwegian people Women in European warfare 18th-century Norwegian women