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Kari Rasmusdatter Hiran (), was a Norwegian farmer and war heroine. She is known for her act during the invasion of
Kari Rasmusdatter Hiran (), was a Norwegian farmer and war heroine. She is known for her act during the invasion of Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
by Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII () or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.), was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of ...
during the Great Northern War
In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern Europe, Northern, Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the ant ...
in 1716. She gave the Swedish army false information about the size and plans of the Norwegian army, which evidently caused the Swedish monarch to interrupt his attempt to conquer Norway and return to Sweden. A memorial stone was raised for her in 1956.
See also
*Brita Olsdotter
Brita Olsdotter (fl. 1719) was an old Swedish woman who, according to legend, saved the city of Linköping from being burnt by the Russians during the Great Northern War.
In 1719, in the last years of the war, Sweden was invaded by the Russian a ...
References
* Tavle 14: Benteplassen», Kulturminneløypa.no * Norheim, Olav: «Den modige finnekjærringa», Terra Buskerud. Historieboka.no {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiran, Kari 17th-century births 18th-century deaths People of the Great Northern War Women in 18th-century warfare 18th-century Norwegian people Women in European warfare 18th-century Norwegian women