Tallinn: An Offbeat Travel Guide for History Lovers

Join us on a chronological journey of Tallinn through the 13th-19th centuries at some of the city's most enchanting landmarks.

The Officers of Skokloster Castle

In 1623, the field marshal Herman Wrangel commissioned life-sized portraits of his officers, which adorn the walls of the magnificent baroque castle Skokloster. But how did they get there?

The One Where Jöran Polman Ripped Off a Beard

Contrary to his image as a steadfast captain, this chapter of Jöran Polman's story catches him red-handed in a drunken brawl.

Jürgen Polman to Anders Lennartsson, 1603

Title

Jürgen Polman to Anders Lennartsson, August 10, 1603, Plea for Prisoner Exchange

Description

Letter written by Jürgen Polman, a Livonian officer in Swedish service, to the war colonel Anders Lennartsson in the 17th century. Letter part of the collection of letters to war colonel Anders Lennartsson at Riksarkivet.

Sender: Polman, Jürgen Livonian officer in Swedish service.
Recipient: Lennartsson, Anders Krigsöverste (War Colonel).
Note: A plea from captivity during the Polish-Swedish war, urging for his release in exchange for a Polish prisoner.
Archive: Riksarkivets ämnessamlingar. Militaria. (The National Archives' subject collections. Militaria.) Skrivelser till krigsöversten Anders Lennartsson. (Letters to the war colonel Anders Lennartsson.) (SE/RA/754/2/M 1279)
Volume: M 1279
Created by: Riksarkivet