Royal visit in Snapphaneland

The king returned to snapphanebygden last saturday. After more than 300 years. This time he was welcome. ABBA-Frida was part of his entourage.

The last day och the Swedish scout meeting and with a huge scout celebration waiting. The king was in the mood for party.

The day started with sigtseeingnin busses accompanied by his frinds Count Raoul Hamilton, Anni-Frid "Frida " Lyngstad and selected members from the Baden Powell Fellowship, who entered the snapphane territority around Glimåkra and the farm that withstood the plunderings by Karl XI's in an around Glimåkra and at the farm Sporkulla Gård. There was a a beertasting waiting in secrecy and a brief encounter with the Glimåkra boy scout troops. After that the whole congregationn ventured inside. First they got to taste the Snapphaneöl and a brief encounter with Glimåkra Scoutkår. After that the local went into the inner yard to watch the "attack" by the Snapphanarna on horses.
       The visit, heavily surrounded by  secrecy, went on for half an hour, The king even managed to have a quick look at the Glimåkra bible, which was on lend from Glimåkra Church just for the Royal Visit.'
      During the bustrip the comapny was given the background to the history about the Snapphane era by Glimåkraborn snapphane portrayer Per Ragnarsson, He told the king about his ancestriyn the 1500's  who had fought and who participated in Loshultskuppen 1676 and who had stealen all the copper plates and silver coins from the king. Per Ragnarsson says  it has been extraordinary to guide the king around Sporkulla Gård.