Maria Faxell, née Caméen (1678-1738), was a Swedish vicar's wife who, according to legend, averted a Norwegian attack in Sweden during the Great Northern...
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There were a lot of such local legends. For example, the vicar's wife Maria Faxell was said to have armed her maids in Värmland, defending her parish against...
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German architect (d. 1753) John Senex, British geographer (d. 1740) Maria Faxell, Swedish vicar's wife and war heroine (d. 1738), Pierre Fauchard, French...
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German architect (d. 1753) John Senex, British geographer (d. 1740) Maria Faxell, Swedish vicar's wife and war heroine (d. 1738), Pierre Fauchard, French...
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Anna Kolbjørnsdatter by Rolf Olsen, written in 1853. Brita Olsdotter Maria Faxell Geir Helgen Anna Colbjørnsdatter Ramus [permanent dead link] (Norsk biografisk...
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rebellion of Francis II Rákóczi. 1710s: During the Great Northern War, Maria Faxell, the wife of a vicar, defends her village against a Norwegian attack...
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Fortress. Medevi is founded. Swedish Pomerania is occupied by Brandenburg. Maria Faxell, war heroine (died 1738) Hans Hysing, swedish born portrait-painter in...
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