Did we ever wrote about the stones on campus which are always (almost every day) repainted in different colours?
The reason might sounds a little bit strange: until the 17th century Skåne (southernmost province of Sweden – so where we are) belonged to Denmark. During the Second Nordic War, Denmark declared in June 1657 war on Sweden. This dispute ended in the peace of Roskilde in 1658 with the fact that Denmark had to vacate its possession in Skåneland (today’s southern Sweden Skåne).
The official language in Skåne is namely Swedish, however, most people in Skåne speak more or less strong dialect with some features of Danish.
So, some people on campus believe really much in the region Skåne, so they paint two big stones on campus in the colours of the flag of Skåne. Some people on campus, in turn, believe in Sweden as a country and that Skåne is just a part of it, so they paint the stones in yellow/blue – the colours of the Swedish flag. And then there are the people on campus who think or believe that Skåne should be Danish again, so they paint the stones in the colours of the Danish flag.
I really do not know how serious this whole action is but people told me this story. 🙂
