Entries tagged with ‘king of sweden’
Factoid Friday
Did you know… In the 1980s, a sword that was rumored to belong to King Gustaf II Adolf (the College namesake) was given to Gustavus from collector Lloyd Swanson ’35 who had acquired it some years prior. On the blade is the inscription “1622, Gustavus Adolphus, Great King of the Goths.” According to a 1991 […]
View from the Hill
Their Majesties King Carl II Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden visited Gustavus in 1982. This newpaper is from the November 16, 1982 edition of the Weekly. Visit https://gustavus.edu/library/archives/ for more newspapers and fun photos!