Vasa Museum in Stockholm

Stern of the Vasa

The stern of the Vasa is all about the glorification of King Gustav II Adolf: it shows him coronated by his father’s emblematic griffins, the royal coat of arms, and the sheaf of wheat (Vasa in Swedish) that gave the warship its name after the name of the royal dynasty.

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