Bergslagskanalen

Knappfors lock

The King's oak has been here since "the beginning of all". It has a sign with the following text:
Utdrag ur: Beskrifning öfwer Wärmeland, utgiven av Erik Fernow 1773
"En Ek, wid Knapp-ed, torde blifwa ibland de märkeligaste ting i hela Wärmeland, Knapp-ed ligger där Sjön Alkwettern, genom Knappforsen, faller ut åt Sjöarna Låen och Möckern.
Så snart hertig Carl beslutat, att efter sig namngifwa Carlskoga, skar han sitt sjelf sitt wördade namn i denna Ek, och då han med sin herr Broder, Prins Johan, kommet öfwerens at afsätta K. Erik XIV, 1568, gjorde de med hwarandra et Fördrag, at de bägge skulle wara lika delaktiga i regeringen, hwilket äfwen skedde under denna Ek, och, til åtminnelse däraf, buro bägge deras tjenare, eller Hofherrar, i lång tid Ekelöf i sina hattar."

Rough translation:
Excerpt from "Description over Wärmland", published by Erik Fernow, 1773
"An oak by Knapp-ed is one of the most peculiar things in Wärmeland. Knapp-ed is situated where lake Alkwettern, through Knappforsen, falls into the lakes Låen and Möckern.
As soon as duke Carl had decided to name the town Carlskoga, he, himself carved his name in this oak. Under this very oak he also, in 1568, came to an agreement with his brother Prins Johan to dethrone king Erik XIV and they also agreed to equally share the governing of the country. To commemorate this agreement all their servants from then on always had oakleaves in their hats."


The King's oak by the lock	The text on the King's oak	View towards south from the lock


The lock seen from north	The lock seen from south	The southern lock gate and the road bridge


View towards north from the lock	The lock seen from north


Side canal from north	The side canal's outlet in lake Lonnen	The side canal south of the bridge


The old saw mill built in the 18th century in cinderstone.	The shop seen from west of the stream	The mill from the 18th century seen from the bridge over the stream

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