Back in 1945, the German occupying forces agreed to surrender in Denmark and Norway on May 5th. The announcement was made via radio (from London, I think) on the evening of May 4th, and people immediately tore down their blackout curtains in celebration so that, for the first time in years, light from within was allowed to spill out. It has since become tradition to light candles in the window on May 4th to commemorate the outbreak of peace.
Came across a bunch of rubbings I made in Sweden more than ten years ago of Bronze Age rock carvings. I'd hang one on my wall except I don't have space.
I went up to the local cemetery to see if there was a World War II memorial, but if there was I couldn't find it. So here's a Western view of the church instead.
I wanted a memorial because 68 years ago today - April 9th, 1940 - the people of Denmark and Norway woke up to find themselves occupied by German troops. Until then we hadn't been involved in the war at all. Sweden escaped occupation due to its officially neutral (and unofficially collaborative) position relative to Germany.
