From Anders Larsson This picture is mostly intended for use by Swedes and Danes, and it represents a pierced Scanian "snapphane". Scania is a Swedish province with Danish heritage. The s. c. nordic FAQ at http://www.lysator.liu.se/(ns)/nordic/scn/faq76.html#7.6 says: "in the 1660's, the Scanian rebels - the "snapphanar", a well-known word even today - were pierced and were put up and made an example of along the Scanian country roads. The rebels were called "snapphanar" by the Swedish army in a depreciatory way. It's a German word that they used for all resistance they met (from the Swedish attacks in the 16th century and onwards), from robbers to organized resistance in help of keeping Scania Danish. Even the later group consisted of different formations with divergent status. Some were organised by officers under mission of the Danish king Christian V and called something like independent marksmen ("friskyttar"). Others, poorer ones, were organized more locally." The picture is intended to remind the Swedes and Danes about their history and that the horrible things that happens today in for example former Yugoslavia, has happened in Scandinavia too. The poem is taken from AZ Collin's snapphane-epos "Baalet vid vaegen". Freely translated from Swedish: "Wherever in the country you take your journey, you have the shadows of the "pierced" around you. And they all met their death with bravery, they didn't want to be separated from their tribe and family.