Lotta Svärd (poem)
Illustration for the poem "Lotta Svärd".
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).
See also
- The poem Lotta Svärd in Wikisource
- Lotta Svärd – Finnish voluntary auxiliary paramilitary organisation for women.
- Lottorna – Swedish Women's Voluntary Defence Service.
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