The Swedish Lion, or "the lion monument of Narva", are two statues erected as monuments in memory of the 1700 battle of Narva in the city of Narva in...

The Battle of Narva (Russian: Битва при Нарве Bitva pri Narve; Swedish: Slaget vid Narva) on 30 November [O.S. 19 November] 1700 (20 November in the Swedish...

Narva is a municipality and city in Estonia. It is located in the Ida-Viru County, at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, on the west bank of the Narva...

countered this by attacking the Russian besiegers at the Battle of Narva (November 1700). The Russians outnumbered the Swedish army of ten thousand men by...

The largest rivers flowing into the gulf are the Neva (from the east), the Narva (from the south), and the Kymi (from the north). Keila, Pirita, Jägala...

Sculpture in limestone at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, Colorado (founded 1981). The Swedish lion in bronze in Narva, Estonia. A version of one of the Slottslejonen...

city rights in 1302 by King Erik Menved. Narva received these rights in 1345. The vassals of the Danish king received fiefs per dominum utile in exchange...

defeating far larger enemies with the small but highly professional Swedish army. His defeat of the Russians at Narva when just 18 years old was to be...

memorial of the Battle of Narva (1700). Medici lions "Stockholm Gamla Stan: Outdoor Art in Gamla stan / The Royal Palace". Archived from the original on...

Russians managed to conquer large areas of Estonia in 1558, including Narva, which allegedly began the power vacuum that lasted for more than thirty years...

The House of Vasa or Wasa (Swedish: Vasaätten, Polish: Wazowie, Lithuanian: Vazos) was an early modern royal house founded in 1523 in Sweden. Its members...

2307/4048141. JSTOR 4048141. Åberg, A. (1973). "The Swedish Army from Lützen to Narva". In Roberts, M. (ed.). Sweden's Age of Greatness, 1632–1718. St. Martin's...

The Life Guards (Swedish: Livgardet, designation LG) is a combined Swedish Army cavalry/infantry regiment. Its responsibilities include the defence of...

The Skaraborg Regiment (Swedish: Skaraborgs regemente), designation P 4, is a Swedish Army armoured regiment that traces its origins back to the 16th century...

him, as in some places it concerned only Narva infantry Regiment, and then in July 1812 it was dispatched to all units of the 2nd Army." The "Manual to...

Crusades) [Crusades] Siege of Narva (1558) – 1558 – Livonian War (Polish-Russian Wars, Polish–Swedish wars and Russo-Swedish Wars) Battle of Lode – 1573...

the time of the Swedish Empire. The most elaborate of these was probably the celebration of the victory at the Battle of Narva (1700). The victories at...

Swedish military history encompasses the military engagements and strategic developments of Sweden from prehistoric times to the present day. As a significant...

Operation Sea Lion as a potential amphibious and airborne assault on Britain, to follow once the Luftwaffe had air superiority over the Channel. In September...

20 Swedish calendar) – Battle of Narva in Estonia: Having led his army of 8,000 on a forced march from Denmark to Estonia, Charles XII of Sweden routs...

The Kalmar Regiment (Swedish: Kalmar regemente), designations I 20, I 21 and Fo 18, was a Swedish Army infantry regiment that traced its origins back...

The Göta Engineer Regiment (Swedish: Göta ingenjörregemente), designation Ing 2, is a Swedish Army engineer regiment that traces its origins back to the...

victory over Napoleon in such memorial structures as the General Staff Building, Kazan Cathedral, Alexander Column, and Narva Triumphal Gate. Stalinist...

Daum, German football player and manager 26 August – Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football player and manager 27 August – Juan Izquierdo, Uruguayan footballer...

continuous (unarmed) troop transports, via Swedish railroads, between Germany and Norway. Throughout the war, Sweden supplied Germany with iron ore, which...

the city of Bremen), Swedish Pomerania (including Stralsund, Greifswald, Rostock) and Swedish Wismar, preventing their cities from participating in the...

ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics. The following is the Swedish roster in the men's ice hockey tournament of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Forwards...

by the Gulf of Finland, on its eastern edge by the Gulf of Riga, and in the west by the Swedish part of the southern Scandinavian Peninsula. The Baltic...

Hermann Castle on the western bank of the Narva river, which has long constituted a border between the East and the West. Many of the above-mentioned symbols...

The following is a list of indoor arenas. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included. Arena Stadium Sport venue Lists of stadiums List of...