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# A Happy Grandfather in a Viking Helmet: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Delighted as a Child at the Opening of the Viking-Themed Amusement Park Vikingaslav in 2017
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/schastlivyi-dedushka-v-vikingskom-shleme-korol-shvetsii-karl-xvi-gustav-kotoryi-kak-rebenok-raduetsia-otkrytiiu-parka-razvlechenii-v-stile-vikingov-vikingslav-v-2017/
- Published: 2022-07-21T08:20:22.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:38:17.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Monarchies, Observations, Humour

A happy grandfather in a Viking helmet: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, delighted as a child at the opening of the Viking-themed amusement park Vikingaslav in 2017\. The Vikings left the historical stage long ago, yet they remain the core of the collective memory of a glorious past among the Swedes and other Scandinavians

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