Mother Svea

Statue of Mother Svea in Gamla stan, Stockholm

The mother Svea ( Swedish Moder Svea ) describes the Swedish national allegory in the form of a woman.

She is usually depicted as a defensive virgin, often flanked by one or two lions. She is considered to be the personification of the "Svea Empire" and thus Sweden .

See also

• Svea (first name)

literature

• Svea . In: Theodor Westrin, Ruben Gustafsson Berg, Eugen Fahlstedt (eds.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 27 : Stockholm-Nynäs järnväg – Syrsor . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1918, Sp. 880 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).

Web links

Commons : Mother Svea  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Image of a roof sculpture in Gothenburg