A visit to Bottnaryds church, Johan Printz, Kalmar Nyckel, New Sweden

Some time ago I visited Bottnaryds church here in Sweden, Småland.

Its located not so far away from my parents summerhouse but I have never visited it before. Besides being, a rather old church and interesting in itself, being restored to old splendor it housed a small exhibition of Johan Printz. 
He was amoungst other apoinments govenour of New Sweden  from 1643 until 1653.
The Swedish colony on the Delaware River in North America.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Bj%C3%B6rnsson_Printz  

And the miniature gamer in me got a little exited… Maybe a small Pike and Shot project in the future…

Thought I should share some pictures: 

The text is roughly translated to:
Shipmodel of "Kalmar Nyckel" built 1988 by Bengt Faleskog, Bottnaryd.

Kalmar Nyckel is the fist Swedish ship that arrived to America with the Swedes and Finns that started up the colony of New Sweden at the Deleware river 1638.

Osprey book

Here are my latest books from Osprey.

Pike and Shot Tactics 1590-1660
European Medieval Tactics (1)
and Medieval Scandinavian Armies (1)

In the search for my next big project I ordered these books some time ago.

Having read throe the Pike and shot book I highly recommend it, it’s a nice book with lots of explaining pictures and diagrams.

I’m currently reading the European medieval tactics book and this looks to be equally good.

The Scandinavian armies book is next on my list. Its an older Osprey book and I have heard some mumblings about its correctness, and about the authors but as my knowledge about this time is rather limited so I think It will be enjoyable even thou I will have to read something’s with "a grain of salt" so to speak.