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Särskilda ämnen & övrigt => Discussions in English => General questions => Ämnet startat av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-07-11, 01:33

Titel: Need hlep with word translation
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-07-11, 01:33

Attached is a tax record with a note that has been highlighted.  Can anyone tell me what this word is?

https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v840182c?image=2850&page=551

Thanks for your help,

Vicki Cihla

Titel: SV: Need hlep with word translation
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-07-11, 01:51

I found another later record that shows this more clearly - I believe it is a soldier - can anyone confirm?  On the other record there is also a "soldat" which also is a soldier.  What is the distinction between ryttare and soldat?

Thanks very much,

Vicki Cihla

Titel: SV: Need hlep with word translation
Skrivet av: Leif Lundkvist skrivet 2020-07-11, 02:25

The word is "Ryttare", a soldier on a horse, sometimes only for the transportation while the fighting was on foot, sometimes fighting from horseback.

Titel: SV: Need hlep with word translation
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-07-11, 02:41

Very interesting!

Thanks very much,

Vicki Cihla

Titel: SV: Need hlep with word translation
Skrivet av: Karin Desirée Granqvist skrivet 2020-07-11, 08:17

Hello Victoria,

the Swedish word "dragon" was commonly used for a soldier on a horse that fought on the ground. Umeå regiment in the north of Sweden is known as "Blå  dragonerna". Blue was the colour of their coats.

But the issue with what he really was, can be solved by looking on the name of the regiment. Is it "kavalleri" (cavalry), was he surely a soldier on a horse. Was the regiment "artilleri" or "infanteri" was he not.

Best, Desirée

Titel: SV: Need hlep with word translation
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-07-11, 15:06

Thank you for the further information!  This is very helpful in understanding his role in military service.

Your help is much appreciated,

Vicki Cihla