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Sweden was once a superpower. Or, at least a "great" power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Empire
by jdblair 8y ago
Sweden was once a superpower. Or, at least a "great" power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Empire
- paganel 8y agoAnd they behaved as badly as today's super-powers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluge_(history)#Swedish_invasion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deluge_(history)#Swedish_invas... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prague_(1648) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prague_(1648) > The main result, and probably the main aim, was to loot the fabulous art collection assembled in Prague Castle by Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612), the pick of which was taken down the Elbe in barges and shipped to Sweden