"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.
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 edit
- The poem Lotta Svärd in Wikisource
- Lotta Svärd – Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women.
- Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Organization ("Lottorna")
References edit
- ^ 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.