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Sven Dufva, the most well-known character of "The tales of Ensign Stål"

(Picture I) http://kirjabloggaus.blogspot.fi/p/sven-dufva-most-well-known-character-of.html Kimmo Huosionmaa This is the philosophical point of view to Sven Dufva is the most well-known poems of the book "The tales of Ensign Stål". We actually don't know if this character pure fictional or is behind it some real person. That man said to be big and strong, and sometimes I have had a very interesting thought in my mind. That is "could Sven Dufva is automaton". That theory is very wild, but as we know, the automaton fascinated theologians, military leaders, and philosophers all around the world. And sometimes I have thought that if this very interesting character could be some kind of automaton. This wild theory might explain, why this man was so slow. If this man was some kind of early robot, it would be the very fascinating thing for historians. This poem is the tale of the soldier, who was not very smart. This man left behind others and defended som...

Caput Mundi: I was in there too: the analyzes of the book "The Tales of Ensign Stål"

Albert Edelfelt's Illustration for the poem "Sven Dufva" (Picture I)       http://kirjabloggaus.blogspot.fi/p/caput-mundi-i-was-in-there-too-analyzes.html Kimmo Huosionmaa Our national writer Johan Ludvig Runeberg used that term in the book named  "The Tales of Ensign Stål". Sometimes I have thought that is this book written in the same purpose, as the "Protocol of the eldest of Zion", what is the most well-known propaganda book, what was written by the political police of Russian Empire. Maybe the "The Tales of Ensign Stål" was also written by the same institution for supporting the emperor's policy in Finland. The "Protocol of the eldest of Zion was written for making the confiscating the property of Jews justified. Maybe the book of Runeberg had the mission to justify the confiscation of the property of Swedish noblemen in Finland.  And maybe he wanted to mention that he was in the same war, as this 1st. Lieutenant,...