| "A
shimmer lay over Gustav's days," Esaias Tegner rhapsodized
over Gustav III, Sweden's king from 1754-1791. Sven
Vintappares Gränd in Stockholm's Old Town is a short alley
between Västerlånggatan and Stora Ny Nygatan. The original
name, Swen Wintapperes grendh, is undoubtedly after Sven
Staffansson (His Royal Majesty's Faithful Servant and Wine
Steward). He is referred to several times in city records in
conjunction with household business, and according to Tord
Olsson Nordberg, he owned a house in the Galatea block. |
