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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Karl Gustav StenenCountry: Denmark
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County: Hovedstaden Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Roskilde
Latitude: 55.641733N Longitude: 12.080833E
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The Karl Gustav Stone at Stændertorv, Roskilde
About this small stone at Stændertorvet in Roskilde, it is said that when the Swedish King Karl Gustav had invaded Denmark and in 1658/1659 would attack Copenhagen from the behind, he gathered his men here at Roskilde, where he assured them that it would be just as easy for him to split Denmark and conquer Copenhagen as it would be for him to split the small stone he had chosen for the purpose. The king undertook his work before the eyes of all his men. But it would not work for the King for what reason he eventually gave up his demonstration, so this stone to this day still stands uncleaved at Stændertorvet in Roskilde near our world treasure, the Roskilde Cathedral.
Similarly, to giving up his attemt to cleave the small stone, Karl Gustav also had to give up splitting Denmark and conquering Copenhagen.
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