About 'VASA':

The Royal Warship Vasa capsized on her maiden voyage in August 1628 and never once fired her guns at the enemy. Raised in 1961 the Vasa is the only well preserved 17th century warship in the world. She has her own museum in Stockholm, Sweden. I start of by telling about the sons of the 16th century King Gustav Wasa . Gustav Vasa created the modern nation-state Sweden. There is also the story of Gustav II Adolf, grandson of Gustav Vasa.You may also read about early 17th century Stockholm. Then follows an article about the Vasa, containing various information about the ship, the disaster in 1628 and her raising in 1961. Finally there is the story of the Vasa´s many sculptures and their hidden meaning. There is a lot to be learned from studying the decorations of the Vasa. The many sculptures adorning the ship are expressions of various ideas and beliefs of that age. Facts about the swedish King Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden at the time of Vasa´s building, are abundant when learning about the sculptures.