![]() After Gustav destroyed the monastery, legend had it that the friars had hidden all their earthly treasures inside the vaults. Building number 23 was located right about the vaults of the old Black Friars’ Monastery. This house looks pretty unassuming, but the history behind these walls is rich with ghoulish tales. Walk along Baggensgatan until you come to number 23. The lower part of Baggensgatan leads to the Black Friars’ Monastery entrance, and many of the friars lived along this narrow street. Still to this day, people have been known to hear their sorrowful cries, echoing through the vaults.Ī post shared by Medieval Museum #23 Baggensgatanįollowing in the footsteps of the Black Friars, make your way to Baggensgatan. ![]() Rest in peace.” But it doesn’t sound like they are at peace at all. They were found at the foundation excavation of the St. The one tombstone which marks the spot is engraved with the text, “ Here are the remains of Swedish Dominican monks in the Old Town. Clearly, they wanted to be returned to their original resting place. Most workers were scared right off and didn’t return. When they would follow the cries, they found them to be echoing from the mass grave. But shortly after doing so, the construction workers reported having terrible visions and hearing voices down in the vaults. The construction workers were so shocked when they uncovered this gruesome discovery that they hurriedly moved all the bones into one mass graves, without another thought. Nikolai school was being erected, construction workers unknowingly dug up the bones of the monks who had been buried here for over 500 years. Visitors can still visit the catacombs by private guided tour with the Medieval Museum in Stockholm.Ī post shared by Medieval Museum of years later, in 1930, when the St. This rather unassuming entrance leads to the ancient vaults of the old Black Friar Brotherhood Monastery. Look out for the black iron door along Benickebrinken street. Stockholm’s old Black Friars’ Monastery was once located on the west side of Svartmangatan. Black Friar TombstoneĪt the top of the Mårten Trotzigs Gränd, head east along Prästgatan and turn north up Södra Benickebrinken until you reach Svartmangatan. Although the stairs are no longer the location of robbery and muder, there is still a spooky atmosphere here, which seems to boil up with the spirits once killed on these stairs. After a rash of these deaths, the authorities finally started to catch on and patrolled the area around the stairs. Often the women at the brothels were accomplices to these murders, identifying particularly rich patrons to the criminals outside. After pushing the victim down the stairs, the thieves would run away into the darkness of the night. Therefore there would be no one to suspect foul play. This allowed the thieves to get away with murder as the fall looked like what killed the men and would disguise the killing blow. The stairs were a prime location for thieves as the drunkards would be struck on the head and then pushed down the stairs. His untoward death perhaps cursed the staircase, and these stairs would become the scene of many deaths to come.įamously people would be robbed at the top of the stairs after exiting nearby brothels. And in 1617, he was beaten to death in nearby Kopparberg. But with such a large purse of gold, came those who would try to steal it. He was a copper and iron merchant and one of the richest men in Stockholm. Trotzig owned several properties around the area and he commisionned the staircase in order to be able to better access them. The stairs were named after merchant Mårten Trotzig. The path has 36 steep steps, which spread only 35 inches wall to wall, making it the narrowest alley in Stockholm. But entering the lane at night, you’ll notice how dangerous and eerie this cramped walkway really is. This narrow alley, thick with graffiti, looks from afar like nothing special. Make your way along Västerlånggatan to the iron gated entrance to Mårten Trotzigs Gränd. The streets are dense with history and ancient spirits. This part of the city dates back to the 13th century and still contains many 17th and 18th century buildings. ![]() Stockholm’s old town, or Gamla Stan, is a great place to start your tour. You can easily explore each location in one long walking tour or split the visit up into the various neighbourhoods and/or districts around Stockholm.
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