A puzzle over place-names

A puzzle over place-names

Sweden's Trolleholm Castle puzzled Arrow Games, who named it 'Trolleheim Castle' and placed it in Norway. Why?

Trolleholm Castle, located in Svalöv Municipality, Scania, in southern Sweden, has an unexpected connection to jigsaw puzzles. In the 1960-80s, the Swedish game company Arrow Games chose Trolleholm Castle for their Scandinavian Series. However, when they made the puzzle, they erroneously labeled it 'Trolleheim Castle' and placed it in Norway. A search of 'Trolleheim Castle, Norway' on Google or Google Maps brings only references to the puzzle, suggesting that the error may have come from there. Today, the Trolleholm Castle used in an online jigsaw puzzle correctly identifies the castle as Swedish.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

Written by Nik Frost

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